Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/kaʀat

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): /kaʀat/

Verb

*kaʀat

1. (transitive) to bite (to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth)

Descendants

• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *kaʀat
  • Philippine
    • Central Luzon
      • Kapampangan: ket, kayat (Candaba)
    • Greater Central Philippine
      • Central Philippine
        • Bikol
          • Bikol Central: kagat
        • Bisayan
          • Cebuano: kagat
          • Western Bisayan
            • Aklanon: kagat
        • Tagalog: kagat
  • Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands
    • Proto-Batak: *karat
      • Karo Batak: karat
      • Simalungun Batak: harat
      • Toba Batak: harat