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:
        • 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)