Where does “batu bata” come from?

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

batu bata (Malay): brick

Definitions

  1. brick

Ancestry of “batu bata”, step by step

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

Words derived from “batu bata”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux →