Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(ma-)putiq

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ma)putiĘ”/, /(ma)putiq/

Adjective

*(ma-)putiq

  1. white (bright and colourless)

Descendants

  • Acehnese: puteh
  • Buginese: ma-pute
  • Cebuano: puti
  • Iranun: maputi
  • Javanese: putih
  • Madurese: pote
  • Nias: fusi
  • Sasak: putiq
  • Tagalog: puti
  • West Coast Bajau: pote'
  • Proto-Malayic: *putih

See also