Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/bataq

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

Etymology

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Particularly: “Compare Proto-Tai *ɗekᴰ, whence Thai เด็ก (dèk).”

Noun

*bataq

child

Descendants

Central Philippine
- Tagalog: bata
- Visayan
  - Cebuano: bata
  - Hiligaynon: bata
  - Tausug: bata