Where does “salah” come from?
salah (Indonesian) comes from Malay salah, from Proto-Malayic salah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaq — wrong, in error.
salah (Indonesian): false
Ancestry of “salah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | salah | false, wrong; A violation of God's will or... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | salah | wrong, false |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | salaq | wrong, in error |