Where does “Cabatuan” come from?
Cabatuan (Tagalog) comes from Cebuano Cabatuan, from Cebuano kabatoan, from Cebuano Bato, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux — rock; stone.
Ancestry of “Cabatuan”, step by step
Cabatuan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cebuano Cabatuan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | Cabatuan | most concentrated in Cebu and Northern Mindanao |
| 2 | Cebuano | kabatoan | a rocky area |
| 3 | Cebuano | Bato | stone; pebble, rock, or boulder |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | batu | stone |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | *batux | rock; stone |
via Hiligaynon kabatoan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiligaynon | kabatoan | — |