Where does “bato” come from?

bato (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux — rock; stone.

bato (Cebuano): a stone; a pebble, rock, or boulder; a gem; a...

Definitions

  1. a stone; a pebble, rock, or boulder; a gem; a...

Ancestry of “bato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
2Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone

Words derived from “bato”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu →