Reconstruction:Proto-Batak/tanəh

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 *tanəq.

Noun

*tanəh

1. earth, land, soil

Descendants

• Karo Batak: taneh
• Simalungun Batak: tanoh
• Toba Batak: tano

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.