Where does “hoʻohala” come from?

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

hoʻohala (Hawaiian): to lead astray

Definitions

  1. to lead astray

Ancestry of “hoʻohala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhalasin; error; to sin
2Proto-Polynesiansalaerr; error; crime; sin
3Proto-Oceanicsalaqwrong; in error
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansalaqwrong, in error

Words derived from “hoʻohala”

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