Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/halas

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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *Salas (“forest, wilderness, woods”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /halas/

Noun

*halas

forest

Descendants

East Barito
- Malagasy: ala
Old Javanese: alas
- Javanese: ꦲꦭꦱ꧀ (alas)
  - → Indonesian: alas
- → Balinese: ᬳᬮᬲ᭄ (alas)
Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
- Tetum: alas

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