Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/balija
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Austronesian *baʀija.
Noun[edit]
*balija
- weaver's sword (lath used to beat in and tighten the woof)
Descendants[edit]
- Philippine
- Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
- Malayo-Sumbawan
- Old Javanese: walira
- South Sulawesi
- Celebic
- Central Malayo-Polynesian
References[edit]
- Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *baRija.