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Where does “ala” come from?

ala (Malagasy) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian halas, from Proto-Austronesian Salas — forest, wilderness, woods.

ala (Malagasy): forest; without; freed from; removed from

Definitions

  1. forest; without; freed from; removed from

Ancestry of “ala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhalasforest
2Proto-AustronesianSalasforest, wilderness, woods
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