Where does “poli” come from?

poli (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli, from Proto-Austronesian bəli — to buy.

poli (Proto-Oceanic): to barter, to purchase by exchange

Definitions

  1. to barter, to purchase by exchange

Ancestry of “poli”, step by step

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

Words derived from “poli”

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