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Fijian

noun

Definitions

house
building

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Oceanic *pale inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *balay inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *balay inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay inherited from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*balay

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*balay Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*balay Proto-Austronesian
*balay Proto-Malayic
balé Javanese
ꦧꦭꦺ Javanese
*fale Proto-Polynesian
*pale Proto-Oceanic
*balay Proto-Philippine
*balay Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
*balay Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
bai Palauan
walai Central Dusun