Where does “fale” come from?

fale (Tahitian) comes 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.

fale (Tahitian): house

Definitions

  1. house

Ancestry of “fale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianfalehouse
2Proto-Oceanicpalehouse adobe
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbalay—
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbalay—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbalayhouse; hall
6Proto-Austronesianbalayhouse; hall
Every word from Proto-Austronesian balay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian balay →