Where does “ala” come from?

ala (Pukapukan) comes from Proto-Polynesian hala, 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.

ala (Pukapukan): path, way, lane, track

Definitions

  1. path, way, lane, track

Ancestry of “ala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianhala—
2Proto-Oceanicjalanpath a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians; a course taken
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianzalan—
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianzalan—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzalanpath
6Proto-Austronesianzalanpath
Every word from Proto-Austronesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian zalan →