Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/kaʀat

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kaʀaC.

Pronunciation

Verb

*kaʀat

  1. (transitive) to bite (to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth)

Descendants

  • Philippine
    • Central Luzon
      • Kapampangan: ket, kayat (Candaba)
    • Greater Central Philippine
      • Central Philippine
  • Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands