Where does “borī” come from?

borī (Taíno) comes from Taíno bohi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli, from Proto-Austronesian bəli — to buy.

borī (Taíno): home people

Definitions

  1. home people

Ancestry of “borī”, step by step

borī traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Taíno bohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Taínobohihouse, dwelling, shelter
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəlito buy
3Proto-Austronesianbəlito buy

via Taíno rī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Taínorīpeople

Words derived from “borī”

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