< Reconstruction:Proto-Batak
Reconstruction:Proto-Batak/darəh
Proto-Batak
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀaq (with irregular *ə instead of *a in the final syllable).
Noun
*darəh
- blood
Descendants
- Karo Batak: darəh
- Dairi Batak: daroh
- Simalungun Batak: daroh
- Toba Batak: daro
References
- K. A. Adelaar. 1981. "Reconstruction of Proto-Batak Phonology". In Robert A. Blust (ed.), Historical Linguistics in Indonesia: Part I, 1-20. Jakarta: Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya.