Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/batu

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 *batu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /batu/

Noun

*batu

  1. rock; stone

Descendants

  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *batu
    • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *batu
      • Proto-Oceanic: *patu (see there for further descendants)
  • East Barito
  • Proto-Celebic:
    • Proto-Bungku-Tolaki
    • Kaili–Pamona
  • Proto-Philippine: *batu (see there for further descendants)
  • Bali–Sasak–Sumbawa
  • Proto-Malayo-Chamic: *batu
    • Proto-Malayic: *batu (see there for further descendants)
  • Sundanese: batu
  • Old Javanese: batu, watu