Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/barat

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

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (south wind).

Noun

*barat

  1. west

Descendants

  • Ibanic
    • Iban: barat
  • Malayan
    • Malay: barat
      • > Indonesian: barat (inherited)
      • Central Melanau: barat
      • West Coast Bajau: barat
    • Minangkabau: baraik
  • Urak Lawoi': บารัยจ (barac)