Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/batuk

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

Noun

*batuk

1. cough
2. nape of the neck
3. skull

Descendants

• Proto-Philippine: *batuk
  • Central Philippine: *batuk
    • Tagalog: batok (“nape”)
  • Danao: *batuk
    • Maranao: batok (“cough”)
• Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan: *batuk
  • Proto-Malayo-Chamic: *batuk
    • Proto-Malayic: *batuk
      • Malay: batok (“husk and shell of coconut”)
        • Indonesian: batok (“husk and shell of coconut”)
      • Malay: batuk (“cough”)
        • Indonesian: batuk (“cough”)
    • Acehnese: batôk (“cough”)

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *batuk