Reconstruction:Proto-Batak/bəlag

This Proto-Batak 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.

This Proto-Batak entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaj (“spread out”).

Adjective

*bəlag

1. wide

Descendants

• Northern
  • Dairi Batak: belang
  • Karo Batak: belang
• Southern
  • Simalungun Batak: bolag
  • Toba Batak: bolak

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.