Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/balay

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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Pronunciation

Noun

*balay

  1. house (adobe)
  2. hall (a meeting room)

Descendants

  • Western Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Proto-Philippine: *balay (see there for further descendants)
    • North Bornean:
      • Southwest Sabahan:
    • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
    • Old Javanese: bale
    • Palauan: bai
  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Proto-Oceanic: *pale (see there for further descendants)
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