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Where does “*potak” come from?
*potak (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətak, from Proto-Austronesian *bətak.
Ancestry of “*potak”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*bətak
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2
Proto-Austronesian
*bətak
—
Words derived from “*potak”
votaha
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bətak →
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