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Where does “bili” come from?

bili (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli, from Proto-Austronesian bəli — to buy.

bili (Tagalog): purchase; act of buying; purchase or buying...

Definitions

  1. purchase; act of buying; purchase or buying...

Ancestry of “bili”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bili”

  • magbili
  • ibili
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəli →