Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/buruk

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

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀuk (“rotten; bad character”).

Adjective

*buruk

1. rotten; worn out; gone bad

Descendants

• Ibanic
  • Iban: buruk
• Malayan
  • Malay: buruk
    • → Cebuano: bulok
    • → Tagalog: bulok
    • Indonesian: buruk
  • Minangkabau: buruak
• Urak Lawoi': บูโระ (buroq)

References

• Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Canberra: The Australian National University