Where does “falesa” come from?
falesa (Samoan) comes from Samoan fale, from Proto-Polynesian fale, 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.
falesa (Samoan): church
Ancestry of “falesa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Samoan | fale | house |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | fale | house |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | pale | — |
| 4 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | balay | — |
| 5 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | balay | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | balay | house; hall |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | balay | house; hall |