Where does “batik” come from?

batik (Cebuano) comes from Malay batik, from Javanese bathik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətik, from Proto-Austronesian *bəCik — tattoo.

batik (Cebuano): batik; a method of dyeing fabric; the fabric that...

Definitions

  1. batik; a method of dyeing fabric; the fabric that...

Ancestry of “batik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybatikbatik
2Javanesebathika texture-picture drawing on a textile material...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bətiktattoo
4Proto-Austronesian*bəCiktattoo
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bəCik →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətik →Every word from Javanese bathik →