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

1. rock; 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)
• Bali–Sasak–Sumbawa
  • Balinese: ᬩᬢᬸ (batu)
• Proto-Malayo-Chamic: *batu
  • Proto-Malayic: *batu (see there for further descendants)
• Sundanese: batu
• Old Javanese: batu, watu
  • Javanese: ꦧꦠꦸ (batu)
  • Javanese: ꦮꦠꦸ (watu)
  • → Balinese: ᬯᬢᬸ (watu)

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *batu