Reconstruction:Proto-Batak/bəlag

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This Proto-Batak 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.
This Proto-Batak entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaj (spread out).

Adjective

*bəlag

  1. wide

Descendants

  • Northern
    • Dairi Batak: belang
    • Karo Batak: belang
  • Southern

References

  • K. A. Adelaar. 1981. "Reconstruction of Proto-Batak Phonology". In Robert A. Blust (ed.), Historical Linguistics in Indonesia: Part I, 1-20. Jakarta: Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya.