Where does “*batik” come from?

*batik (Proto-Philippine) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətik, from Proto-Austronesian *bəCik — tattoo.

Ancestry of “*batik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bətiktattoo
2Proto-Austronesian*bəCiktattoo

Words derived from “*batik

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bəCikEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətik