Where does “belian” come from?

belian (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian beli, 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.

belian (Indonesian): purchase, property, possession, acquisition

Definitions

  1. purchase, property, possession, acquisition

Ancestry of “belian”, step by step

belian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian beli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbelito buy
2Malaybelito buy
3Proto-Malayicbəlito buy
4Proto-Malayo-Chamicbəli—
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanbəli—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəlito buy
7Proto-Austronesianbəlito buy

via Malay belian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybelianshaman; sorcerer
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəli →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan bəli →