Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/baharu

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 *baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bahaɣu/

Adjective

*baharu

new (recently made or created)

Descendants

West Bornean Malayic
- Ibanic
  - Iban: baru
  - Keninjal: baɣu
  - Mualang: baɣu
  - Seberuang: baɣow
- Western Malayic Dayak
  - Kendayan: barahu
Nuclear Malayic
- Malay: baharu, baru
  - Indonesian: baharu, baru
- Brunei Malay: baru
- Kedah Malay: baqu
- Minangkabau: baru
- Pattani Malay: บารฺู (baɣu)
Urak Lawoi': บารู (baru)

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
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*baqeRuh”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa