Reconstruction:Proto-Batak/mədəm

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This Proto-Batak 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.
This Proto-Batak entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Batak[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Active form of the root *pədəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pəzəm (“to close one's eyes”) (compare Malay pejam).

Verb[edit]

*mədəm

  1. to sleep

Descendants[edit]

  • Karo Batak: mədəm
  • Simalungun Batak: modom
  • Toba Batak: modom

References[edit]

  • K. A. Adelaar. 1981. "Reconstruction of Proto-Batak Phonology". In Robert A. Blust (ed.), Historical Linguistics in Indonesia: Part I, 1-20. Jakarta: Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya.
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