Where does “hala” come from?

hala (Nigerian Pidgin) comes from English holler, from English hollow, from Middle English holow, from Old English holh, from Proto-Germanic *hulhwą.

hala (Nigerian Pidgin): to scream, shout

Definitions

  1. to scream, shout

Ancestry of “hala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhollerA yell, shout; By extension, any communication to...
2EnglishhollowA small valley between mountains; A sunken area...
3Middle EnglishholowAlternative form of holgh; Alternative form of...
4Old Englishholha hollow
5Proto-Germanic*hulhwą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *hulhwą →