Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/hantu

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

From Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hantu/

Noun

*hantu

ghost (spirit of the dead)
owl

Descendants

Ibanic:
- Iban: antu
- Mualang: antu
- Seberuang: antu
Kendayan: antu
Malayan:
- Banjarese: hantu
- Brunei Malay: hantu
- Malay: hantu
  - Indonesian: hantu
- Minangkabau: hantu
- Pattani Malay: atu
Urak Lawoi': ฮาตู (hatu)