Where does “*batu” come from?

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

*batu (Proto-Philippine): stone substance; small piece of stone

Definitions

  1. stone substance; small piece of stone

Ancestry of “*batu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
2Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone

Words derived from “*batu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux →