Where does “hara” come from?

hara (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian sala, from Proto-Oceanic salaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaq — wrong, in error.

hara (Maori): to be in violation of a tapu; to transgress; to...

Definitions

  1. to be in violation of a tapu; to transgress; to...

Ancestry of “hara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiansalaerr; error; crime; sin
2Proto-Oceanicsalaqwrong; in error
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansalaqwrong, in error
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaqEvery word from Proto-Oceanic salaqEvery word from Proto-Polynesian sala