Where does “bato” come from?
bato (Hiligaynon) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux.
bato (Hiligaynon): rock, stone, cobble; to stone; a complete thing,...
Definitions
- rock, stone, cobble; to stone; a complete thing,...
Ancestry of “bato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | batu | stone |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | *batux | — |