Reconstruction:Proto-Batak/babuy

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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.

Proto-Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.

Noun

*babuy

  1. pig (mammal of genus Sus)

Descendants

  • Simalungun Batak: babui
  • Karo Batak: babi
  • Toba Batak: babi

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.