Where does “บาตู” come from?

บาตู (Urak Lawoi') comes from Proto-Malayic batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux — rock; stone.

บาตู (Urak Lawoi'): rock, stone

Definitions

  1. rock, stone

Ancestry of “บาตู”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbatustone
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
3Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu →Every word from Proto-Malayic batu →