Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(ma-)putiq

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ma)putiʔ/, /(ma)putiq/

Adjective

*(ma-)putiq

1. white (bright and colourless)

Descendants

• Acehnese: puteh
• Buginese: ma-pute
• Cebuano: puti
• Iranun: maputi
• Javanese: putih
• Madurese: pote
• Nias: fusi
• Sasak: putiq
• Tagalog: puti
• West Coast Bajau: pote'
• Proto-Malayic: *putih
  • Brunei Malay: putih
  • Malay: putih, puteh (1924-1972)
    • Indonesian: putih
  • Minangkabau: putiah

See also

• *putiq