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

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