Where does “batik” come from?

Batik comes from Dutch batik, from Javanese ꦧꦜꦶꦏ꧀, ultimately from Javanese amba.

batik (English): A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric; To dye...

Definitions

  1. A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric; To dye...

Ancestry of “batik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesebathika texture-picture drawing on a textile material...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bətiktattoo
3Proto-Austronesian*bəCiktattoo

Words derived from “batik”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bəCik →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətik →Every word from Javanese bathik →