Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/bataʀ

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This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Alternative forms

*bataD, *batad

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *baCaʀ.

Noun

*bataʀ

broomcorn millet: Panicum miliaceum

Descendants

Philippine
- Kalamian
  - Agutaynen: batal
Malayo-Sumbawan
- Malayic
  - Malay: betari

References

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *baCaR.

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