Where does “sebatang” come from?
sebatang (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian batang, from Malay batang, from Javanese ꦧꦛꦁ, from Old Javanese baṭaṅ, from Proto-Malayic bataŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bataŋ — tree trunk, fallen tree, log.
Ancestry of “sebatang”, step by step
sebatang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian batang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | batang | a log; the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of... |
| 2 | Malay | batang | a log; the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of... |
| 3 | Javanese | ꦧꦛꦁ | {{l|en|corpse}} |
| 4 | Old Javanese | baṭaṅ | a measure of capacity |
| 5 | Proto-Malayic | bataŋ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bataŋ | tree trunk, fallen tree, log |
via Indonesian se
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | se | — |