Where does “salah” come from?

salah (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic salah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaq — wrong, in error.

salah (Malay): false, wrong; A violation of God's will or...

Definitions

  1. false, wrong; A violation of God's will or...

Ancestry of “salah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicsalahwrong, false
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansalaqwrong, in error

Words derived from “salah”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaq →Every word from Proto-Malayic salah →