Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/bətis

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This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətiəs, from Proto-Austronesian *bətiəs.

Noun

*bətis

calf of the leg

Descendants

Banjarese: batis (“leg”)
Kendayan: batis
Ibanic
- Iban: bətɪə̯h
- Keninjal: botis
- Mualang: bətɛs
- Seberuang: bətiə̯h
Malayan
- Malay: betis
  - Indonesian: betis
- Central Malay: betis
- Minangkabau: batih
- Negeri Sembilan Malay: botih
- Pattani Malay: บือติฮ (bətih)
Urak Lawoi': เบอติฮ (betih)

References

Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎, Canberra: The Australian National University
Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

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