Where does “balia” come from?

balia (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano -a, from Proto-Austronesian *-a.

balia (Cebuano): imperative of bali

Definitions

  1. imperative of bali

Ancestry of “balia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuano-acreates imperative forms of verbs
2Proto-Austronesian*-a—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *-a →Every word from Cebuano -a →
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