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Where does “batobalani” come from?

batobalani (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano Bato, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux.

batobalani (Cebuano): a lodestone

Definitions

  1. a lodestone

Ancestry of “batobalani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanoBato—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
3Proto-Austronesian*batux—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux →