Where does “fale” come from?

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

fale (Proto-Polynesian): house

Definitions

  1. house

Ancestry of “fale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicpalehouse adobe
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbalay—
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbalay—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbalayhouse; hall
5Proto-Austronesianbalayhouse; hall

Words derived from “fale”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian balay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian balay →
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