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

err; error
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