Where does “batangan” come from?

batangan (Maranao) comes from Maranao batang, from Austronesian *bataŋ.

batangan (Maranao): perch

Definitions

  1. perch

Ancestry of “batangan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maranaobatangletter of any alphabet
2Austronesian*bataŋ—
Every word from Austronesian *bataŋ →Every word from Maranao batang →