Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/batu

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This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*batu

  1. stone (substance)
  2. stone (small piece of stone)

Descendants[edit]

  • Banjarese: batu
  • Brunei Malay: batu
  • Central Malay: batu
  • Iban: batu
  • Malay: batu
    • Indonesian: batu
    • Cocos Islands Malay: batu
    • Hokkien: 礣砥 (bá-tû)
  • Minangkabau: batu