Where does “beli” come from?
beli (Malay) comes 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.
beli (Malay): to buy
Ancestry of “beli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | bəli | to buy |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | bəli | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | bəli | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bəli | to buy |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | bəli | to buy |
Words derived from “beli”