Where does “palei” come from?

palei (Central Melanau) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palihi, from Proto-Austronesian *paliSi — taboo; ritual restriction.

palei (Central Melanau): taboo

Definitions

  1. taboo

Ancestry of “palei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*palihitaboo; ritual restriction
2Proto-Austronesian*paliSitaboo; ritual restriction
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *paliSi →