Where does “batoy” come from?

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

batoy (Moken): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “batoy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
2Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batuxEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu
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