Where does “hala” come from?

hala (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic jalan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Austronesian zalan — path.

Ancestry of “hala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicjalanpath a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians; a course taken
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianzalan—
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianzalan—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzalanpath
5Proto-Austronesianzalanpath

Words derived from “hala”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian zalan →