Where does “pali” come from?

pali (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Celtic wali-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

pali (Old Javanese): ritual, ceremonies

Definitions

  1. ritual, ceremonies

Ancestry of “pali”, step by step

pali traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic wali-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwali-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palihi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*palihitaboo; ritual restriction
2Proto-Austronesian*paliSitaboo; ritual restriction

via Old Javanese [[wali]], [[bali]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanese[[wali]], [[bali]]—

Words derived from “pali”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →