Where did the word batik come from?

Answer 1

"Although the word's origin is Javanese, its etymology may be either from the Javanese amba' ('to write') and titik ('dot' or 'point'), or constructed from a hypothetical Proto-Austronesian root *beCík, meaning 'to tattoo' from the use of a needle in the process. The word is first recorded in English in the Encyclopædia Britannica of 1880, in which it is spelt battik. It is attested in Indonesian Archipelago of the Dutch colonial period in the various forms mbatek, mbatik, batek and batik."

-Wikipedia

Answer 2

Batik methods originated in Indonesia. Melted (Javanese: malam)wax is applied to cloth before being dipped in dye. It is common for people to use a mixture of beeswax and parrafin. The beeswax will hold to the fabric and the paraffin wax will allow cracking, which is a characteristic of batik. Wherever the wax has seeped through the fabric, the dye will not penetrate. Sometimes several colours are used, with a series of dyeing, drying and waxing steps.

Answer 3

Batik is a method of decorating fabrics practiced for centuries by the natives of Indonesia, Africa and India

Answer 4

batik originally originated from India or Africa