Where does “bata-bata” come from?

bata-bata (Makasar) comes from Makasar bata, from Malay bata.

bata-bata (Makasar): well-stacked

Definitions

  1. well-stacked

Ancestry of “bata-bata”, step by step

bata-bata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar bata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbatabrick
2Malaybata—

via Malay bata-bata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybata-bata—

Words derived from “bata-bata”

Every word from Malay bata →Every word from Makasar bata →