Where does “batang” come from?
batang (Classical Malay) comes from Malay batang, from Javanese ꦧꦛꦁ, from Old Javanese baṭaṅ, from Proto-Malayic bataŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bataŋ.
batang (Classical Malay): a log; the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of...
Definitions
- a log; the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of...
Ancestry of “batang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | batang | a log; the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of... |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦧꦛꦁ | {{l|en|corpse}} |
| 3 | Old Javanese | baṭaṅ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | bataŋ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bataŋ | — |
Words derived from “batang”