Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/batu

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-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /batu/

Noun

*batu

1. stone (substance)
2. stone (small piece of stone)

Descendants

• Banjarese: batu
• Brunei Malay: batu
• Central Malay: batu
• Iban: batu
• Malay: batu
  • Indonesian: batu
  • Cocos Islands Malay: batu
  • → Hokkien: 礣砥 (bá-tû)
• Minangkabau: batu