Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/bəli

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed words 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *bəli, *baliw.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bəli/

Verb

*bəli

to buy (to obtain for money)

Descendants

Borneo-Philippines:
- Barito:
  - Malagasy: vidy
- North Bornean:
  - North Sarawak: *bəli
    - Central Melanau: belei
- Philippine:
  - Tagalog: bili
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
- Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
  - Oceanic:
    - Central-Eastern Oceanic:
      - Fijian: voli
Sunda-Sulawesi:
- Malayo-Sumbawan:
  - Malayo-Chamic:
    - Chamic:
      - Eastern Cham: blẽi
    - Malayic: *bəli
      - Malayan:
        Malay: beli
        Indonesian: beli

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