Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/hulaʀ

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 *Sulaʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hulaʀ/, /hular/

Noun

*hulaʀ

1. snake (legless reptile)

   Synonym: *nipay

Descendants

• Old Javanese: ulā (“snake”), ulĕr (“caterpillar”)
  • Javanese: ꦲꦸꦭ (ula, “snake”)
  • Javanese: ꦲꦸꦭꦼꦂ (uler, “caterpillar”)
    • → Indonesian: uler (“caterpillar”)
• Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
  • Madurese: olar
  • Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
    • Proto-Chamic:
      • Acehnese: uleuë
    • Proto-Malayic: *ular
      • Brunei Malay: ular
      • Minangkabau: ula
      • Malay: ular
        • Indonesian: ular
• Proto-South Sulawesi:
  • Buginese: ula