Where does “batoon” come from?
batoon (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano Bato, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux.
batoon (Cebuano): rocky; full of, or abounding in, rocks;...
Definitions
- rocky; full of, or abounding in, rocks;...
Ancestry of “batoon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | Bato | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | batu | stone |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *batux | — |