< Reconstruction:Proto-Batak
Reconstruction:Proto-Batak/mədəm
Proto-Batak
Etymology
Active form of the root *pədəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəzəm (“to close one's eyes”) (compare Malay pejam).
Verb
*mədəm
- to sleep
Descendants
- Karo Batak: mədəm
- Simalungun Batak: modom
- Toba Batak: modom
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.