Where does “vato” come from?

vato (Malagasy) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux — rock; stone.

vato (Malagasy): rock, stone, cobble

Definitions

  1. rock, stone, cobble

Ancestry of “vato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
2Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone

Words derived from “vato”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu →