Where does “باتو” come from?

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

باتو (Pattani Malay): stone, rock

Definitions

  1. stone, rock

Ancestry of “باتو”, 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 →