Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/batu

This Proto-Austronesian entry contains reconstructed words 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): /batu/

Noun

*batu

stone (substance)
stone (small piece of stone)

Descendants

Malayo-Polynesian: *batu
- Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
  - Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
    - Oceanic
      - Fijian: vatu
        → English: vatu
      - Polynesian: *fatu
        Hawaiian: haku
        Maori: whatu
        Niuean: patu
- Malagasy: vato
- Philippine
  - Cebuano: bato
  - Hiligaynon: bato
  - Ilocano: bato
  - Kapampangan: batu
  - Tagalog: bato
- Sunda-Sulawesi
  - Javanese: watu
  - Malayo-Sumbawan
    - Malayo-Chamic
      - Malayic: *batu
        Banjarese: batu
        Central Malay: batu
        Iban: batu
        Malay: batu
        Indonesian: batu
        Minangkabau: batu
    - Sundanese: batu