Where does “kabato” come from?

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

kabato (Tagalog): just one; only one

Definitions

  1. just one; only one

Ancestry of “kabato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbatostone; kidney; gallstone
2Proto-Philippine*batustone substance; small piece of stone
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
4Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux →