Where does “beli” come from?

beli (Indonesian) comes from Malay beli, from Proto-Malayic bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan bəli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli, from Proto-Austronesian bəli — to buy.

beli (Indonesian): to buy

Definitions

  1. to buy

Ancestry of “beli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybelito buy
2Proto-Malayicbəlito buy
3Proto-Malayo-Chamicbəli—
4Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanbəli—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəlito buy
6Proto-Austronesianbəlito buy

Words derived from “beli”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəli →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan bəli →