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