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