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

Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi:
- 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: uleue
    - Proto-Malayic: *ular
      - Brunei Malay: ular
      - Minangkabau: ula
      - Malay: ular
        Indonesian: ular
- Proto-South Sulawesi:
  - Buginese: ula