Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(i-)tu

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

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)Cu.

Determiner

*(i-)tu

1. that (what is being indicated)

Pronoun

*(i-)tu

1. that (that thing)

Descendants

• Proto-Philippine: *itu
  • Central Bikol: ito
  • Tagalog: ito (“this”)
• Proto-Malayic: *(i)tu(ʔ)
  • Malay: itu, tu
    • Indonesian: itu

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*-Cu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*-Cu”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary