Where does “dala” come from?

dala (Wolio) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan, from Proto-Austronesian zalan — path.

dala (Wolio): road

Definitions

  1. road

Ancestry of “dala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzalanpath
2Proto-Austronesianzalanpath
Every word from Proto-Austronesian zalanEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zalan
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