Where does “sala” come from?

sala (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic salaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaq — wrong, in error.

sala (Proto-Polynesian): err; error; crime; sin

Definitions

  1. err; error; crime; sin

Ancestry of “sala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicsalaqwrong; in error
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansalaqwrong, in error

Words derived from “sala”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic salaq →