Where does “hala” come from?

hala (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian sala, from Proto-Oceanic salaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaq — wrong, in error.

hala (Hawaiian): sin; error; to sin

Definitions

  1. sin; error; to sin

Ancestry of “hala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiansalaerr; error; crime; sin
2Proto-Oceanicsalaqwrong; in error
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansalaqwrong, in error

Words derived from “hala”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic salaq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian sala →