Tolong jelaskan mengenai Etimologi dari Sala (arsitektur)

Sala menyerupai kata Sansekerta  (IAST: śālā), serumpun dengan kata dalam bahasa Hindi (शाल) yang berarti aula, ruangan besar, atau bangsal.

East-West Center, A Commemorative Book by the Thai Students at the East-West Center on the Occasion of the Presentation of the Asia Pacific Community Building Award and Dedication of the Royal Sala Thai, Honolulu, East-west Center, 2008.