Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/bətis

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

1. 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^[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
• Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa