Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/buhaya

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian *buqaya.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buhaya/

Noun

*buhaya

crocodile

Descendants

Ibanic:
- Iban: baya
- Mualang: buaya
Malayan:
- Brunei Malay: buaya
- Malay: buaya
  - Indonesian: buaya
  - → Min Nan: 末仔, 峇囝 (bôa-iá; bā-kiáⁿ)
- Minangkabau: buayo
Urak Lawoi': บาฮายา (bahaya)