Where does “batu bara” come from?
batu bara (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian bara, from Malay bara, from Proto-Malayic *bara(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baʀah, from Proto-Austronesian baʀah — ember; glowing coal.
batu bara (Indonesian): coal: a black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel
Definitions
- coal: a black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel
Ancestry of “batu bara”, step by step
batu bara traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian bara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | bara | ember |
| 2 | Malay | bara | ember |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *bara(ʔ) | live coal |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | baʀah | ember; glowing coal |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | baʀah | ember; glowing coal |
via Indonesian batu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | batu | stone |
| 2 | Malay | batu | stone; mile |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | batu | stone |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | batu | stone |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | *batux | rock; stone |
via Chinese 石炭
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 石炭 | coal |