Where does “บาลัย” come from?

บาลัย (Urak Lawoi') comes from Proto-Malayic balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Austronesian balay — house; hall.

บาลัย (Urak Lawoi'): shrine

Definitions

  1. shrine

Ancestry of “บาลัย”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbalayhouse; hall
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbalayhouse; hall
3Proto-Austronesianbalayhouse; hall
Every word from Proto-Austronesian balay
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