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Where does “balay-balay” come from?

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

balay-balay (Cebuano): playhouse, blanket fort, cubby house, Wendy...

Definitions

  1. playhouse, blanket fort, cubby house, Wendy...

Ancestry of “balay-balay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobalaya house
2Proto-Philippinebalay—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbalayhouse; hall
4Proto-Austronesianbalayhouse; hall
Every word from Proto-Austronesian balay →