Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/bəCik

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This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

Noun

*bəCik

  1. tattoo

Descendants

  • Formosan:
    • Paiwan: vetsik
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *bətik
    • Central Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Western Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Kayan–Murik:
        • Murik (Malaysia): beték
        • Ngorek: beték
      • North Bornean:
        • Central Sarawak:
        • Proto-North Sarawak:
          • Dayic:
          • Kenyah:
            • Highland:
              • Highland A:
                • Bakung: betik, beték
                • Lepo’ Gah: beték
                • Lepo’ Laang: betik
                • Lepo’ Sawa: betik
              • Highland B:
                • Badeng: betik
                • Lepo’ Tau: betek
            • Lowland:
              • Lebo’ Vo’: beték
              • Uma’ Pawe: betik
            • Penan:
        • Northeast Sabah:
        • Southwest Sabah:
      • Proto-Philippine: *batik, *batek
        • Batanic:
        • Central Luzon:
        • Greater Central Philippine:
          • Central Philippine:
          • Danao:
            • Maranao: batek (embroidery or weaving design)
          • Palawanic:
        • Northern Luzon:
        • South Mindanao:
      • Celebic:
      • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
      • Old Javanese: baṭik
      • Proto-South Sulawesi:

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