Where does “balai desa” come from?

balai desa (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian desa, from Malay desa, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

balai desa (Indonesian): village hall

Definitions

  1. village hall

Ancestry of “balai desa”, step by step

balai desa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian desa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandesacountry; town, village; rural
2Malaydesacountry; town, village; rural
3Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Indonesian balai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbalaia public hall or building; an office or bureau; a...
2Malaybalaihall, station, large building for public uses;...
3Proto-Malayicbalayhouse; hall
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbalayhouse; hall
5Proto-Austronesianbalayhouse; hall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-
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