Where does “batara” come from?

batara (Classical Malay) comes from Old Javanese bhaṭāra, from Sanskrit भट्टार — revered, worshipful.

Ancestry of “batara”, step by step

batara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Javanese bhaṭāra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesebhaṭāragod
2Sanskritभट्टारrevered, worshipful

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*batad—

Words derived from “batara”

Every word from Sanskrit भट्टार →Every word from Old Javanese bhaṭāra →