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

house (adobe)
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 (inherited)
        → Hokkien: 峇厘 (bâ-lî), balai
        → Teochew: 峇厘 (bha⁷ li⁵)
        Minangkabau: balai
    - Old Sundanese
      - Sundanese: 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)