Where does “sala” come from?
sala (Italian) comes from Latin Sala, from Zulu isala, from Persian انشاءالله, from Arabic إن شاء الله — God willing; inshallah, if it is God’s will; it...
sala (Italian): room; hall; axis
Definitions
- room; hall; axis
Ancestry of “sala”, step by step
sala traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Sala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Sala | IJssel river |
| 2 | Zulu | isala | bunch of feathers, worn on the back of the head |
| 3 | Persian | انشاءالله | — |
| 4 | Arabic | إن شاء الله | God willing; inshallah, if it is God’s will; it... |
via Proto-Germanic saliz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | saliz | house; dwelling; hall; room |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sol- | whole |
via Ligurian sala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligurian | sala | — |