Where does “batu” come from?

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

batu (Malay): stone; mile

Definitions

  1. stone; mile

Ancestry of “batu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “batu

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux