Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/balay

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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balaj/

Noun

*balay

1. house (adobe)
2. hall (a meeting room)

Descendants

• Western Malayo-Polynesian:
  • Proto-Philippine: *balay (see there for further descendants)
  • North Bornean:
    • Southwest Sabahan:
      • Dusunic:
        • Central Dusun: walai
        • Rungus: valai
  • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
    • Bali–Sasak–Sumbawa
      • Balinese: ᬩᬮᬾ (bale)
      • Sasak: bale
    • Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
      • Proto-Malayic:
        • Malay: balai
          • Indonesian: balai
          • → Min Nan: 貓厘／猫厘 (bâ-lî, “couch”)
        • Minangkabau: balai
    • Old Sundanese
      • Sundanese: ᮘᮜᮦ (balé)
  • Old Javanese: bale
    • Javanese: ꦧꦭꦺ (balé)
  • Palauan: bai
• Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Proto-Oceanic: *pale (see there for further descendants)

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *balay