Entry record from Sneddon (1978a): Proto-Minahasan
Page number: 133
*bataŋ
• [log; body (of person)](eng).
Note: Ttb waʔtaŋ, 'log'; Tsw bacaŋ-an 'body (of person)' [PPh *bataŋ 'stick; tree trunk'; Mdw bataŋ 'fallen tree'; WBM bataŋ 'fallen tree or log'].