Where does “batobalani” come from?

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

batobalani (Cebuano): a lodestone

Definitions

  1. a lodestone

Ancestry of “batobalani”, step by step

batobalani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano Bato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanoBatostone; pebble, rock, or boulder
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
3Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone

via Cebuano balani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobalanistrong
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu →Every word from Cebuano Bato →