Where does “sala” come from?

sala (Nupe) comes from Hausa salla, from Arabic صَلَاة, from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ, from Aramaic צלותא — prayer.

sala (Nupe): prayer, salat

Definitions

  1. prayer, salat

Ancestry of “sala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hausasallaprayer, salat; religious holiday
2Arabicصَلَاةprayer; salat, prayer
3Classical Syriacܨܠܘܬܐprayer; temple, sanctuary; reconciliation,...
4Aramaicצלותאprayer
Every word from Aramaic צלותא →Every word from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ →Every word from Arabic صَلَاة →