Where does “batu” come from?

batu (Tausug) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux — rock; stone.

batu (Tausug): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “batu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
2Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu →
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