Where does “yala” come from?

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

yala (Pukapukan): wrong, misdeed

Definitions

  1. wrong, misdeed

Ancestry of “yala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiansalaerr; error; crime; sin
2Proto-Oceanicsalaqwrong; in error
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansalaqwrong, in error
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic salaq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian sala →