Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/baləj

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Noun

*baləj

1. boundary, border

Descendants

• Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
  • Proto-Batak: *baləg
    • Simalungun Batak: balog
    • Karo Batak: baləŋ
    • Toba Batak: balok
• Old Javanese: walĕr

References

• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *balej.