Where does “*potak” come from?

*potak (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətak, from Proto-Austronesian *bətak.

Ancestry of “*potak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bətak
2Proto-Austronesian*bətak

Words derived from “*potak

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bətakEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətak