Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/batu

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *batu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /batu/

Noun

*batu

stone (substance; small piece of stone)

Descendants

Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *batu
- Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *batu
  - Proto-Oceanic: *patu (see there for further descendants)
East Barito
- Malagasy: vato
Proto-Celebic:
- Proto-Bungku-Tolaki
  - Mori Bawah: watu
- Kaili–Pamona
  - Lindu: watu
Proto-Philippine: *batu (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi: *batu
- Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan: *batu
  - Bali–Sasak–Sumbawa
    - Balinese: ᬩᬢᬸ (batu)
  - Proto-Malayo-Chamic: *batu
    - Proto-Malayic: *batu (see there for further descendants)
  - Old Sundanese
    - Sundanese: ᮘᮒᮥ (batu)
- Old Javanese: watu
  - → Balinese: ᬯᬢᬸ (watu)
  - Javanese: ꦮꦠꦸ (watu)

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *batu