Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/hutan

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 *hutan, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutan, from Proto-Austronesian *quCaN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hutan/

Noun

*hutan

1. forest (dense collection of trees)

Descendants

• Malayan:
  • Banjarese: hutan
  • Brunei Malay: utan, hutan
  • Malay: hutan
    • Indonesian: hutan
  • Minangkabau: utan
• Malayic Dayak:
  • Iban: utan
  • Kendayan: utatn
  • Keninjal: utan
• Urak Lawoi': ฮูตัด (hutat)

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *quCaN
• The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification
• Urak Lawoi': Basic Structures And A Dictionary