Where does “jual beli” come from?

jual beli (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.

jual beli (Indonesian): trade, transaction

Definitions

  1. trade, transaction

Ancestry of “jual beli”, step by step

jual beli 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 Indonesian jual

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianjualto sell
2Malayjualto sell
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəli →
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