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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /balaj/

Noun edit

*balay

house (adobe)
hall (a meeting room)

Descendants edit

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 edit

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *balay