Where does “峇株巴轄” come from?

峇株巴轄 (Chinese) comes from Malay Batu Pahat, from Malay batu, from Proto-Malayic batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux — rock; stone.

Ancestry of “峇株巴轄”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayBatu Pahat
2Malaybatustone; mile
3Proto-Malayicbatustone
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
5Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux
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