Where does “batad” come from?

batad (Tagalog) comes from Hiligaynon batad, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batad.

batad (Tagalog): sorghum

Definitions

  1. sorghum

Ancestry of “batad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hiligaynonbatadmillet
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*batad—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batad →Every word from Hiligaynon batad →