Where does “fare” come from?

fare (French) comes from Tahitian fare, from Proto-Polynesian fale, from Proto-Oceanic pale, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Austronesian balay — house; hall.

fare (French): A tradition of going fishing as part of celebrating the fishing festival, typically held around May, banned in 1679 to conserve freshwater fish populations

Definitions

  1. A tradition of going fishing as part of celebrating the fishing festival, typically held around May, banned in 1679 to conserve freshwater fish populations

Ancestry of “fare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TahitianfareA house
2Proto-Polynesianfalehouse
3Proto-Oceanicpalehouse adobe
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbalay—
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbalay—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbalayhouse; hall
7Proto-Austronesianbalayhouse; hall
Every word from Proto-Austronesian balay →