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

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

Etymology

*ma- +‎ *buʀuk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buruk/, /buʀuk/

Adjective

*(ma-)buʀuk

rotten

Descendants

Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
- Proto-Oceanic: *mapuʀuk
  - Western Oceanic:
    - Meso-Melanesian:
      - Uneapa: mapurutu
  - Central-Eastern Oceanic:
    - Central Pacific:
      - Proto-Polynesian: *mafu (see there for further descendants)
    - Southeast Solomonic:
      - Ghari: mambulu
  - Western Oceanic:
    - Manam: mapuru
Western Malayo-Polynesian:
- Greater Barito:
  - Malagasy: mavozo
- Proto-Philippine:
  - Batanic:
    - Itbayaten: mavoyo
  - Greater Central Philippine:
    - Central Philippine:
      - Bikol Central: mabugók
  - Sangiric:
    - Sangir: mawuhu'