Where does “balei” come from?

balei (English) comes from Malay balai, from Proto-Malayic balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Austronesian balay — house; hall.

balei (English): a type of hall, station, or large building for public uses, typically found in present-day Malaysia

Definitions

  1. a type of hall, station, or large building for public uses, typically found in present-day Malaysia

Ancestry of “balei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybalaihall, station, large building for public uses;...
2Proto-Malayicbalayhouse; hall
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbalayhouse; hall
4Proto-Austronesianbalayhouse; hall
Every word from Proto-Austronesian balay →