fale

Tahitian

noun
Definitions
  • house abode

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *fale 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

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