English
Yala
Yala comes from Malay jala ‘net’, and goes back to Sanskrit जाल.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEजाल‘net’
- Malaymodernjala‘net’
- Thaimodernยะลาyá-laa
- EnglishtodayYala
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEजाल‘net’
- Malaymodernjala‘net’
- Thaimodernยะลาyá-laa
- EnglishtodayYala
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ger- ‘to braid, twist’
creek, griffin, crate, crotch, crouch, cripple, cram, crutch, crosse, crinkle, 9 more
Today it means
name A province of Thailand.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit जाल / Yala