Where does “*blɛy” come from?

*blɛy (Proto-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli, from Proto-Austronesian bəli — to buy.

Ancestry of “*blɛy”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*blɛy”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəli →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli →