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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | Batu Pahat | — |
| 2 | Malay | batu | stone; mile |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | batu | stone |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | batu | stone |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | *batux | rock; stone |