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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | batu | stone; mile |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | batu | stone |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | batu | stone |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *batux | rock; stone |
via Malay pahat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | pahat | chisel |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | *pahət | chisel |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *paqət | chisel |
Words derived from “Batu Pahat”