Where does “balai” come from?

balai (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Austronesian balay — house; hall.

balai (Malay): hall, station, large building for public uses;...

Definitions

  1. hall, station, large building for public uses;...

Ancestry of “balai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbalayhouse; hall
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbalayhouse; hall
3Proto-Austronesianbalayhouse; hall

Words derived from “balai”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian balay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay →Every word from Proto-Malayic balay →