Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qalu

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Noun

*qalu

1. barracuda

Descendants

• Philippine
  • Batanic
    • Yami: aho
  • Central Philippine
    • Waray-Waray: alho
• Malayic
  • Malay: alu-alu
    • Indonesian: alu-alu
• Chamorro: ålu
• Palauan: chai
• Oceanic
  • Admiralty Islands
    • Titan: al
    • Seimat: al
    • Wuvulu-Aua: alu
  • Southeast Solomonic
    • Bugotu–Gela
      • Gela: alu
    • Malaita–Makira
      • 'Are'are: raru
      • Sa'a: sälu

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qalu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI