Where does “poli” come from?
poli (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli, from Proto-Austronesian bəli — to buy.
Ancestry of “poli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bəli | to buy |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | bəli | to buy |
Words derived from “poli”