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Where does “vidy” come from?

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

vidy (Malagasy): to buy; price; value

Definitions

  1. to buy; price; value

Ancestry of “vidy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəlito buy
2Proto-Austronesianbəlito buy

Words derived from “vidy”

  • mividy
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