Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/batu

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed words 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

stone (substance; small piece of stone)

Descendants

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
  - Oceanic
    - Fijian: vatu
      - → English: vatu
    - Polynesian: *fatu
      - Hawaiian: haku
      - Maori: whatu
      - Niuean: patu
Malagasy: vato
Philippine
- Cebuano: bato
- Hiligaynon: bato
- Ilocano: bato
- Kapampangan: batu
- Tagalog: bato
Sunda-Sulawesi
- Javanese: watu
- Malayo-Sumbawan
  - Malayo-Chamic
    - Malayic: *batu
      - Banjarese: batu
      - Central Malay: batu
      - Iban: batu
      - Malay: batu
        Indonesian: batu
      - Minangkabau: batu
  - Sundanese: batu

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