Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/pərut

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 East Austroasiatic. Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruuc ~ *ruəc (intestine), whence Proto-Bahnaric *prɔːc. Displaced native Austronesian *tian, which its reflexes mean uterus.

Noun

*pərut

  1. belly; stomach
  2. intestine

Descendants

  • Banjarese: parut
  • Kendayan: parut
  • Ibanic
  • Malayan
  • Urak Lawoi': โปรยจ (proc)

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