Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/bəli

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəli, from Proto-Austronesian *bəli, *baliw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəli/

Verb

*bəli

1. to buy (to obtain for money)

Descendants

• Malayan:
  • Malay: beli
    • Indonesian: beli
• Ibanic
  • Iban: beli