Where does “sala” come from?

sala (Chavacano) comes from Tagalog sala, from Arabic صَلَاة, from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ, from Aramaic צלותא — prayer.

sala (Chavacano): living room

Definitions

  1. living room

Ancestry of “sala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsalafault; guilt; blame; error; mistake; sin; offense
2Arabicصَلَاةprayer; salat, prayer
3Classical Syriacܨܠܘܬܐprayer; temple, sanctuary; reconciliation,...
4Aramaicצלותאprayer
Every word from Aramaic צלותא →