Where does “Batu Pahat” come from?

Batu Pahat (Malay) comes from Malay batu, from Proto-Malayic batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux — rock; stone.

Ancestry of “Batu Pahat”, step by step

Batu Pahat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay batu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybatustone; mile
2Proto-Malayicbatustone
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
4Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone

via Malay pahat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypahatchisel
2Proto-Malayic*pahətchisel
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*paqətchisel

Words derived from “Batu Pahat

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux