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

  1. forest

Descendants

  • East Barito
    • Malagasy: ala
  • Old Javanese: alas
  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
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