Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/bataʀ

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

1. broomcorn millet: Panicum miliaceum

Descendants

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

References

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