Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/hantu

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-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hantu/

Noun

*hantu

1. ghost (spirit of the dead)
2. owl

Descendants

• Ibanic:
  • Iban: antu
  • Mualang: antu
  • Seberuang: antu
• Kendayan: antu
• Malayan:
  • Banjarese: hantu
  • Brunei Malay: hantu
  • Malay: hantu
    • Indonesian: hantu
  • Minangkabau: hantu
  • Pattani Malay: atu
• Urak Lawoi': ฮาตู (hatu)