Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/
balalaŋ
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
Noun
*balalaŋ
grasshopper
,
locust
Descendants
Barito
Southeast Barito
Malagasy:
valala
Proto-Batak:
Dairi Batak:
balang
Proto-Philippine:
Central Luzon
Kapampangan:
bálang
Maranao:
bilalang
Tagalog:
bálang
(
“
locust
”
)
Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
Bali–Sasak–Sumbawa
Balinese:
ᬩᬮᬂ
(
balang
)
Sasak:
ᬩᬮᬂ
(
balang
)
Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
Proto-Malayic:
Malay:
belalang
Indonesian:
belalang
Minangkabau:
bilalang
Old Sundanese
Sundanese:
ᮝᮜᮀ
(
walang
)
Old Javanese:
walang
Javanese:
ꦮꦭꦁ
(
walang
)
External links
Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *balalaŋ