Where does “balla” come from?

balla (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *bɨlla, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaq, from Proto-Austronesian *bəlaq — part of something split.

balla (Makasar): to hold or place on or in the fire to warm up

Definitions

  1. to hold or place on or in the fire to warm up

Ancestry of “balla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*bɨlla—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bəlaqpart of something split
3Proto-Austronesian*bəlaqpart of something split

Words derived from “balla”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bəlaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaq →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *bɨlla →