Where does “batu” come from?
batu (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux.
batu (Proto-Malayic): stone
Ancestry of “batu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | batu | stone |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | *batux | — |
Words derived from “batu”