Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/salaq

This Proto-Malayo-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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /salaʔ/, /salaq/

    Adjective

    *salaq

    1. wrong, in error (of behavior)

    Descendants

    • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Central Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
        • Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih:
          • Biak: sār
          • Buli (Indonesia): sāl
          • Kowiai: sala
          • Sawai: sole
        • Proto-Oceanic: *salaq
          • Central–Eastern Oceanic:
            • Central Pacific:
              • East Fijian–Polynesian:
                • Fijian: cala
                • Proto-Polynesian: *sala
                  • Nuclear Polynesian:
                    • Eastern Polynesian:
                      • Marquesic:
                        • Hawaiian: hala
                        • Mangarevan: hara
                        • North Marquesan: ha’a
                        • South Marquesan: ha’a
                      • Rapa Nui: hara
                      • Tahitic:
                    • Western Polynesian:
                  • Tongic:
              • West Fijian–Rotuman:
            • Southeast Solomonic:
    • Western Malayo-Polynesian:

    Further reading