Where does “ala” come from?

ala (Jarai) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hulaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian Sulaʀ — snake.

ala (Jarai): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “ala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhulaʀsnake
2Proto-AustronesianSulaʀsnake
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sulaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hulaʀ →