vatu
Fijian
noun
Definitions
- stone substance
- stone small piece of rock
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Oceanic *patu inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu inherited from Proto-Austronesian *batu.
Origin
Proto-Austronesian
*batu
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- vatu English
- Batuan Cebuano
- Cabatu Cebuano
- Polambato Cebuano
- bato Cebuano
- batoa Cebuano
- batobalani Cebuano
- batoon Cebuano
- bato Tagalog
- mabato Tagalog
- *batu Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- *batu Proto-Austronesian
- *batu Proto-Malayic
- whatu Maori
- *patu Proto-Oceanic
- vato Malagasy
- vatomamy Malagasy
- vorombato Malagasy
- bato Hiligaynon
- bato Ilocano
- bad Palauan
- ᮘᮒᮥ Sundanese
- vatu Bislama
- batu Kapampangan
- bettu Kavalan
- batu Limos Kalinga
- fatu Tsou