Where does “batu” come from?

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

batu (Minangkabau): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “batu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbatustone
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
3Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu →Every word from Proto-Malayic batu →
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