Where does “balay” come from?

balay (Hiligaynon) comes from Proto-Philippine balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Austronesian balay — house; hall.

balay (Hiligaynon): home, house; building; to start building a house

Definitions

  1. home, house; building; to start building a house

Ancestry of “balay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinebalayhouse
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbalayhouse; hall
3Proto-Austronesianbalayhouse; hall
Every word from Proto-Austronesian balay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay →Every word from Proto-Philippine balay →