hara

Maori

verb

Definitions

to be in violation of a tapu
to transgress
to commit a sin
to violate the law
to offend

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *sala inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaq.

Origin

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

*salaq

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*salaq Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
hala Hawaiian
*salah Proto-Malayic
ara Maori
*sala Proto-Polynesian
*salan Proto-Oceanic
*salaq Proto-Oceanic
*salaq Proto-Philippine
ara Rapa Nui
yala Pukapukan

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