Where does “wato” come from?
wato (Chuukese) comes from Maranao bato, from Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux.
wato (Chuukese): to bring
Ancestry of “wato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maranao | bato | — |
| 2 | Proto-Philippine | *batu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | batu | stone |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *batux | — |