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Where does “balay” come from?

balay (Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Austronesian balay — house; hall.

Ancestry of “balay”, step by step

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

Words derived from “balay”

  • whare
  • wharenui
  • kūlanakauhale
  • Kahale
  • hale
  • wharenui
  • whare
  • fale
  • falesa
  • faleoloa
  • hare
  • vale
  • fale
  • fare
  • pale
  • fale
  • fale
  • fale
  • balay
Every word from Proto-Austronesian balay →