Where does “bī” come from?

bī (Tausug) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli, from Proto-Austronesian bəli — to buy.

bī (Tausug): to buy

Definitions

  1. to buy

Ancestry of “bī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəlito buy
2Proto-Austronesianbəlito buy
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəli →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli →