Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/patu

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu.

Noun

*patu

1. stone, rock

Descendants

• Fijian: vatu
• Proto-Polynesian: *fatu (see there for further descendants)
• Southern Oceanic
  • Vurës: vet
  • Big Nambas: nav'et

References

• M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (2003), The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic‎^[1], volume 2: The Physical Environment, Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 63–4
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*batux”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*batux”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary