Where does “bato” come from?

bato (Ilocano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux — rock; stone.

bato (Ilocano): rock, stone, cobble

Definitions

  1. rock, stone, cobble

Ancestry of “bato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
2Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu →