Where does “sala” come from?

sala (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish sala, from Basque zahar, from Proto-Basque *za(h)ar — old.

sala (Papiamentu): living room, sitting room

Definitions

  1. living room, sitting room

Ancestry of “sala”, step by step

sala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish sala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsalaroom; large hall; ward
2Basquezaharold, aged
3Proto-Basque*za(h)arold

via Kabuverdianu sála

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianusálaliving room, sitting room
2PortugueseSala—
Every word from Proto-Basque *za(h)ar →