Where does “batang” come from?

batang (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic bataŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bataŋ — tree trunk, fallen tree, log.

batang (Iban): Principal member or part of class or thing

Definitions

  1. Principal member or part of class or thing

Ancestry of “batang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbataŋ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbataŋtree trunk, fallen tree, log
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bataŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayic bataŋ →