Where does “watu” come from?

watu (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese watu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux — rock; stone.

watu (Balinese): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “watu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesewatustone
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
3Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu →Every word from Old Javanese watu →