Where does “礣砥” come from?

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

礣砥 (Chinese): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “礣砥”, step by step

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