Where does “balaya” come from?

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

balaya (Cebuano): The exact house

Definitions

  1. The exact house

Ancestry of “balaya”, step by step

balaya 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 a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoa—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian balay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay →Every word from Proto-Philippine balay →