Where does “bati” come from?
bati (Malay) comes from Javanese ꦧꦛꦶ, from Tamil வட்டி, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀺, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀠𑀺, from Sanskrit वृद्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wr̥dᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥dʰ-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰ- — to grow; to raise.
Ancestry of “bati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦧꦛꦶ | benefit, gain, profit |
| 2 | Tamil | வட்டி | interest on money lent |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀺 | — |
| 4 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀯𑀠𑀺 | growth |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वृद्ध | grown, become larger or stronger; increased,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wr̥dᶻdʰás | grown, mature; big, great |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥dʰ-tó-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰ- | to grow; to raise |