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

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “ala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamicʔular—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhulaʀsnake
3Proto-AustronesianSulaʀsnake
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sulaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hulaʀ →Every word from Proto-Chamic ʔular →