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Etymology of hala

Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *padan Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *padan Proto-Oceanic *padran Proto-Polynesian *fara Hawaiian halab

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Source etymology 1

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noun

Pandanus tectorius, a screw pine native to Malesia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

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Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *padan Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *padan Proto-Oceanic *padran Proto-Polynesian *fara Hawaiian halabor. English hala Borrowed from Hawaiian hala, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan. Doublet of pandan via Malay.

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