Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/pulut

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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulut (“birdlime, sticky sap of breadfruit, etc.”).

Adjective

*pulut

1. sticky

Noun

*pulut

1. glutinous rice

Descendants

• Banjarese: pulut
• Ibanic
  • Iban: puluə̯t
  • Mualang: puloə̯t
  • Seberuang: pulut
• Nuclear Malayic
  • Malay: pulut
    • Indonesian: pulut
  • Minangkabau: puluik
  • Central Malay: pulut
  • Pattani Malay: ปูโล๊ะ (puloʔ)
• Urak Lawoi': ปูโลยจ (puloc)

References

• Adelaar, K. A. (1992), Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Canberra: The Australian National University, page 69
• Smith, A. (2017), The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Further reading

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*pulut”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*pulut”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary