Where does “walang-sala” come from?

walang-sala (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog sala, from Arabic صَلَاة, from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ, from Aramaic צלותא — prayer.

walang-sala (Tagalog): faultless; innocent

Definitions

  1. faultless; innocent

Ancestry of “walang-sala”, step by step

walang-sala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog sala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogsalafault; guilt; blame; error; mistake; sin; offense
2Arabicصَلَاةprayer; salat, prayer
3Classical Syriacܨܠܘܬܐprayer; temple, sanctuary; reconciliation,...
4Aramaicצלותאprayer

via Tagalog wala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogwalanothing; none; absent; gulf; high seas
2Proto-Philippine*wada—
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