Where does “batu” come from?

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

batu (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “batu”, step by step

batu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Austronesian *batux

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone

via Austronesian *batux

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*batux—

Words derived from “batu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux →