Where does “balayi” come from?

balayi (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Philippine bayi, from Ottoman Turkish بایع, from Arabic بَائِع.

Ancestry of “balayi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinebayi—
2Ottoman Turkishبایعvendor, seller, a person or company that vends or sells
3Arabicبَائِع—

Words derived from “balayi”

Every word from Arabic بَائِع →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بایع →Every word from Proto-Philippine bayi →