Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/buta(ʔ)

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

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buta, from Proto-Austronesian *buCa.

Adjective

*buta(ʔ)

1. blind

Descendants

• Ibanic
  • Iban: buta
  • Keninjal: buta
  • Seberuang: buta
  • Mualang: buta
• Malayan
  • Malay: buta
    • Indonesian: buta
  • Minangkabau: buto
  • Negeri Sembilan Malay: buto
  • Pattani Malay: บูตอ (butɔ)
• Urak Lawoi': บูตา (buta)

References

• Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
• Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa