Where does “hala” come from?

hala (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit हल, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁ol- — pole, bar of wood.

hala (Old Javanese): bad, evil

Definitions

  1. bad, evil

Ancestry of “hala”, step by step

hala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit हल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहलplough
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₁ol-pole, bar of wood

via Proto-Austronesian *salaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*salaq—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁ol- →Every word from Sanskrit हल →
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