Where does “ala” come from?
ala (Rade) comes from Proto-Chamic ʔular, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hulaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian Sulaʀ — snake.
ala (Rade): snake
Ancestry of “ala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Chamic | ʔular | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | hulaʀ | snake |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | Sulaʀ | snake |