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Where does “salan” come from?

salan (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Austronesian zalan — path.

Ancestry of “salan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzalanpath
2Proto-Austronesianzalanpath

Words derived from “salan”

  • lauhala
  • lauhala
  • hala
  • hara
  • ara
  • ara
  • sala
  • sala
Every word from Proto-Austronesian zalan →