Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/bəCik

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bət͡sik/

Noun

*bəCik

1. tattoo

Descendants

• Formosan:
  • Paiwan: vetsik
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *bətik
  • Central Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Flores–Lembata:
      • Sika: bate
    • Sumba–Flores:
      • Manggarai: wetik
      • Ngadha: weti
      • Rembong: wetik
  • Western Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Kayan–Murik:
      • Murik (Malaysia): beték
      • Ngorek: beték
    • North Bornean:
      • Central Sarawak:
        • Punan Tubu: batik
      • Proto-North Sarawak:
        • Dayic:
          • Kelabit: betik
          • Lun Bawang: betik
        • Kenyah:
          • Highland:
            • Highland A:
              • Bakung: betik, beték
              • Lepo’ Gah: beték
              • Lepo’ Laang: betik
              • Lepo’ Sawa: betik
            • Highland B:
              • Badeng: betik
              • Lepo’ Tau: betek
          • Lowland:
            • Lebo’ Vo’: beték
            • Uma’ Pawe: betik
          • Penan:
            • Eastern Penan: beték
      • Northeast Sabah:
        • Bonggi: botik
      • Southwest Sabah:
        • Greater Dusunic:
          • Central Dusun: wotik
          • Coastal Kadazan: votik
          • Kimaragang: wotik
          • Rungus: votik
          • Tobilung: wotik
        • Murutic:
          • Burusu: batik
          • Timugon Murut: batik
        • Paitanic:
          • Tombonuo: wotik
    • Proto-Philippine: *batik, *batek
      • Batanic:
        • Ibatan: vatek
      • Central Luzon:
        • Abenlen Ayta: batek
        • Kapampangan: batik
      • Greater Central Philippine:
        • Central Philippine:
          • Cebuano: batik, batuk
          • Tagalog: batik
        • Danao:
          • Maranao: batek (“embroidery or weaving design”)
        • Palawanic:
          • Palawan Batak: batek
      • Northern Luzon:
        • Ilocano: batek
        • Meso-Cordilleran:
          • Central Cordilleran:
            • Bontoc: batek
            • Ifugao: batok
            • Kankanaey: batek
          • Southern Cordilleran:
            • Ibaloi: batek
            • Pangasinan: batek
      • South Mindanao:
        • Tboli: betek
    • Celebic:
      • Banggai: botik
      • Pamona: woti
    • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
      • Balinese: bathik
      • Sasak: bathik
    • Old Javanese: baṭik
      • Javanese: ꦧꦛꦶꦏ꧀ (bathik)
        • → Malay: batik
          • Indonesian: batik
    • Proto-South Sulawesi:
      • Makasar: batti', bate'
      • Tae': bate'

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary — *beCik