Where does “batu besi” come from?

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

batu besi (Malay): granite

Definitions

  1. granite

Ancestry of “batu besi”, step by step

batu besi 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 besi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybesiiron
2Proto-Malayicbəsi—
3Proto-Malayo-Chamicbəsiiron
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux →