Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/buruk

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 *buʀuk, from Proto-Austronesian *buʀuk (“rotten; bad character”).

Adjective

*buruk

  1. rotten; worn out; gone bad

Descendants

  • Ibanic
    • Iban: buruk
  • Nuclear Malayic
  • Urak Lawoi': บูโระ (buroq)

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
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