Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/balay

This Proto-Philippine 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-Philippine

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay (“public building, community house, guest house”).

Noun

*balay

  1. house

Descendants

  • Batanic
    • Yami: vaxay
  • Central Luzon
  • Central Philippine
  • Gorontalo–Mongondow
  • Proto-Northern Luzon
  • Manobo
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