Fijian vatu

← Proto-Austronesian *batu (inherited)

← Proto-Oceanic *patu (inherited)

← Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu (inherited)

→ English vatu (borrowed)

→ Bislama vatu (borrowed)

→ Cebuano bato (cognate)

→ Kavalan bettu (cognate)

→ Hiligaynon bato (cognate)

→ Ilocano bato (cognate)

→ Malagasy vato (cognate)

→ Tagalog bato (cognate)