Where does “巴株” come from?

巴株 (Chinese) comes from Malay batu, from Proto-Malayic batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux — rock; stone.

Ancestry of “巴株”, step by step

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