Where does “balay kalingawan” come from?

balay kalingawan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano balay, from Proto-Philippine balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Austronesian balay — house; hall.

balay kalingawan (Cebuano): an entertainment establishment; an event center

Definitions

  1. an entertainment establishment; an event center

Ancestry of “balay kalingawan”, step by step

balay kalingawan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano balay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobalaya house
2Proto-Philippinebalayhouse
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbalayhouse; hall
4Proto-Austronesianbalayhouse; hall

via Cebuano kalingawan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanokalingawanan entertainment
2Cebuanoka- -anindicates a place where such objects are found
3Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an
Every word from Proto-Austronesian balay