Where does “daala” come from?

daala (Fiji Hindi) comes from Fijian cala, from Proto-Oceanic salaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaq — wrong, in error.

daala (Fiji Hindi): to err, to be in error, to be afraid to face the consequences

Definitions

  1. to err, to be in error, to be afraid to face the consequences

Ancestry of “daala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Fijiancalaerror; guilt, fault; disgrace
2Proto-Oceanicsalaqwrong; in error
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansalaqwrong, in error
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic salaq →Every word from Fijian cala →