Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/sala

This Proto-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *cala, from Proto-Oceanic *salaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaq.

Noun

*sala

1. err; error
2. crime; sin

Descendants

• Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic:
      • Hawaiian: hala
      • Mangarevan: hara
      • North Marquesan: ha’a
      • South Marquesan: ha’a
    • Rapa Nui: hara
    • Tahitic:
      • Maori: hara
      • Rarotongan: ‘ara
      • Tahitian: hara
      • Tuamotuan: hara
  • Western Polynesian:
    • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Kapingamarangi: hala, hara
      • Sikaiana: sala
      • Takuu: sala
      • Tuvaluan: hala
    • Futunic:
      • Anuta: tara
      • East Futuna: sala
      • Emae: sara
      • Mele-Fila: sara
      • Pukapukan: yala
      • Tikopia: sara
    • Samoic:
      • Samoan: sala
      • Tokelauan: hala
• Tongic:
  • Niuafo'ou: hala
  • Niuean: hala
  • Tongan: hala