Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko
pter[pˈtɛr]
• n. maize; corn(eng).jagung(ind).
Naida pter mada.I'm cooking maize.(eng), Saya masak jagung.(ind)
Scientific name: Zea mays
Origin: Likely ultimately from Malay |fn{batari} ‘sorghum’, but the relevant intermediates are not known, likely languages to the West. Vowels suggest this was a distinct borrowing event to that of ptori.
See also: ptori