Where does “dala” come from?

dala (Lindu) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Austronesian zalan — path.

dala (Lindu): road

Definitions

  1. road

Ancestry of “dala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzalanpath
2Proto-Austronesianzalanpath
Every word from Proto-Austronesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan →