Where does “bata'” come from?

bata' (Tausug) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bataq, from Proto-Austronesian bataq.

bata' (Tausug): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “bata'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbataqchild
2Proto-Austronesianbataq—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bataq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bataq →