Where does “balu” come from?

balu (Indonesian) comes from Malay balu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu — widow.

balu (Indonesian): widow; widower

Definitions

  1. widow; widower

Ancestry of “balu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybaluwidow or widower
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baluwidow
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu →Every word from Malay balu →