Reconstruction:Proto-Batak/babuy

This Proto-Batak 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-Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Noun

*babuy

1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)

Descendants

• Simalungun Batak: babui
• Karo Batak: babi
• Toba Batak: babi

References

• K. A. Adelaar. 1981. "Reconstruction of Proto-Batak Phonology". In Robert A. Blust (ed.), Historical Linguistics in Indonesia: Part I, 1-20. Jakarta: Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya.