Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/batux

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /batux/

Noun

*batux

  1. rock; stone

Descendants

  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *batu (see there for further descendants)
  • Bunun: batu
  • Kavalan: bettu
  • Yami: vato
  • Saisiyat: batoʼ
  • Thao: fatu
  • Taroko: btunux
  • Sakizaya: baʼtu
  • Saaroa: vatuʼu

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*batux”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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