Where does “bato” come from?

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

bato (Kankanaey): rock; stone

Definitions

  1. rock; stone

Ancestry of “bato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*batustone substance; small piece of stone
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
3Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu →Every word from Proto-Philippine *batu →