Where does “watu” come from?

watu (Old Javanese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux — rock; stone.

watu (Old Javanese): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “watu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
2Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone

Words derived from “watu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu →