Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/batuʀ

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *batuʀ (Blust, 2010)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /batuʀ/

Verb

*batuʀ

1. to weave; to plait

Descendants

• Proto-Oceanic: *patuʀ
  • Admiralty Islands:
    • Seimat: hatu
  • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
    • Big Nambas: iv'et
    • Vurës: vet
    • Central Pacific:
      • Proto-Polynesian: *fatu
        • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
          • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
            • Marquesic:
              • Hawaiian: haku
              • North Marquesan: hatu
              • South Marquesan: fatu
            • Rapa Nui: hatu
            • Tahitic:
              • Maori: whatu
              • Rakahanga-Manihiki: fatu
              • Rarotongan: ‘atu
              • Tahitian: fatu
              • Tuamotuan: fatu
          • Samoic–Outlier:
            • Ellicean:
              • Nuguria: hatu
              • Nukuoro: hadu
              • Sikaiana: hatu
              • Tuvaluan: fatu
            • Futunic:
              • East Futuna: fatu
              • Futuna-Aniwa: fatu
              • Pukapukan: watu
              • Tikopia: fatu
            • Samoic:
              • Samoan: fatu
              • Tokelauan: fatu
        • Tongic:
          • Tongan: fatu
    • Micronesian: *fatu, *fatufatu
  • St. Matthias Islands:
    • Mussau-Emira: atu
  • Western Oceanic:
    • Papuan Tip:
      • Sinagoro–Keapara:
        • Kalo: vatu
• North Borneo:
  • Northeast Sabah:
    • Bonggi: batur
  • Southwest Sabah:
    • Dusunic:
      • Coastal Kadazan: vatu
      • Rungus: patuw
    • Murutic:
      • Tagal Murut: batug
• Philippine:
  • Greater Central Philippine:
    • Gorontalo–Mongondow:
      • Mongondow: batug

Further reading

• Blust, R., Trussel, S. (2010–) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition‎^[1]