Where does “bataŋ” come from?

bataŋ (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bataŋ — tree trunk, fallen tree, log.

Ancestry of “bataŋ”, step by step

bataŋ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bataŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbataŋtree trunk, fallen tree, log

via Austronesian *bataŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*bataŋ—

Words derived from “bataŋ”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bataŋ →