Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/barat

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-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (“south wind”).

Noun

*barat

1. west

Descendants

• Ibanic
  • Iban: barat
• Malayan
  • Malay: barat
    • Indonesian: barat
    • → Central Melanau: barat
    • → West Coast Bajau: barat
  • Minangkabau: baraik
• Urak Lawoi': บารัยจ (barac)