Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/bətis

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 *bətiəs, from Proto-Austronesian *bətiəs.

Noun

*bətis

  1. calf of the leg

Descendants

  • Banjarese: batis (“leg”)
  • Kendayan: batis
  • Ibanic
  • Malayan
    • Malay: betis
    • Central Malay: betis
    • Minangkabau: batih
    • Negeri Sembilan Malay: botih
    • Pattani Malay: บือติฮ (bətih)
  • Urak Lawoi': เบอติฮ (betih)

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
  • Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
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