Reconstruction:Proto-Batak/karat

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 *kaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaC.

Verb

*karat

1. to bite

Descendants

• Karo Batak: karat
• Simalungun Batak: harat
• Toba Batak: harat

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.