Where does “batik” come from?

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

batik (Punan Tubu): tattoo

Definitions

  1. tattoo

Ancestry of “batik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bətiktattoo
2Proto-Austronesian*bəCiktattoo
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bəCik →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətik →