Bahnar hla

← Halang la (cognate)

← Khasi sla (cognate)

← Khmer ស្លា (cognate)

← Proto-Bahnaric *slaː (inherited)

← Proto-Mon-Khmer *slaʔ (inherited)

← Mon သၠ (cognate)

← Semai sela (cognate)

← Vietnamese lá (cognate)

→ Mon သၠ (cognate)

→ Thavung ซะล้า (cognate)

→ Vietnamese lá (cognate)