Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/kəzut

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

From Proto-Austronesian *kəzuC.

Verb

*kəzut

1. to jerk suddenly, jump when startled

Descendants

• Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Malayic
    • Iban: kejut
    • Malay: kejut
      • Indonesian: kejut
  • Bali–Sasak–Sumbawa
    • Balinese: kejut

References

• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *kezuC.