Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/putiq

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /putiʔ/, /putiq/

Noun

*putiq

1. white (colour)

Descendants

• Acehnese: puteh
• Buginese: ma-pute
• Cebuano: puti
• Iranun: maputi
• Indonesian: putih
• Javanese: putih
• Madurese: pote
• Malagasy: fotsy
• Malay: puteh (dated), putih, ڤوتيه
• Minangkabau: putiah
• Nias: fusi
• Sasak: putiq
• Tagalog: puti
• West Coast Bajau: pote'

See also

• *(ma-)putiq