Where does “batok” come from?

batok (Indonesian) comes from Malay batok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batuk — cough.

batok (Indonesian): shell, coconut shell

Definitions

  1. shell, coconut shell

Ancestry of “batok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybatokshell, coconut shell
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatukcough
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batuk →Every word from Malay batok →