Where does “batiki” come from?

batiki (Swahili) comes from English batik, from Javanese bathik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətik, from Proto-Austronesian *bəCik — tattoo.

batiki (Swahili): batik

Definitions

  1. batik

Ancestry of “batiki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbatikA wax-resist method of dyeing fabric; To dye...
2Javanesebathika texture-picture drawing on a textile material...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bətiktattoo
4Proto-Austronesian*bəCiktattoo
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bəCik →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətik →Every word from Javanese bathik →