Where does “mividy” come from?

mividy (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy vidy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli, from Proto-Austronesian bəli — to buy.

mividy (Malagasy): to buy, purchase

Definitions

  1. to buy, purchase

Ancestry of “mividy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyvidyto buy; price; value
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəlito buy
3Proto-Austronesianbəlito buy
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəli →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli →Every word from Malagasy vidy →