Where does “salah” come from?
salah (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaq — wrong, in error.
salah (Proto-Malayic): wrong, false
Definitions
- wrong, false
Ancestry of “salah”, step by step
salah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaq
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | salaq | wrong, in error |
via Proto-Austronesian *salaq
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Austronesian | *salaq | — |