Where does “bata” come from?

bata (Dibabawon Manobo) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bataq, from Proto-Austronesian bataq.

bata (Dibabawon Manobo): child; baby

Definitions

  1. child; baby

Ancestry of “bata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbataqchild
2Proto-Austronesianbataq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bataq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bataq →