Where does “(ma-)bəʀəqat” come from?

(ma-)bəʀəqat (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ma-, from Proto-Austronesian ma-.

(ma-)bəʀəqat (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): heavy

Definitions

  1. heavy

Ancestry of “(ma-)bəʀəqat”, step by step

(ma-)bəʀəqat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ma-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianma-Affix forming adjectives and stative verbs
2Proto-Austronesianma-—

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀəqat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəʀəqatweight; heaviness; difficult; pregnant

Words derived from “(ma-)bəʀəqat”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ma- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ma- →
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