Where does “batu” come from?
batu (Limos Kalinga) comes from Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux.
batu (Limos Kalinga): stone
Ancestry of “batu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *batu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | batu | stone |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *batux | — |