Where does “*balu” come from?
*balu (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu — widow.
Ancestry of “*balu”, step by step
*balu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *balu | widow |
via Proto-Austronesian *balu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Austronesian | *balu | — |