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Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/balay

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balaj/

Noun

*balay

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

Descendants

  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *balay
    • Western Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Proto-Philippine: *balay (see there for further descendants)
      • North Bornean:
        • Southwest Sabahan:
      • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
        • Bali–Sasak–Sumbawa
        • Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
          • Proto-Malayic:
        • Old Sundanese
      • Old Javanese: bale
      • Palauan: bai
    • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
        • Proto-Oceanic: *pale (see there for further descendants)
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