Where does “kalabau” come from?

kalabau (Basay) comes from Spanish carabao, from Waray-Waray karabàw, from Malay kerbau, from Proto-Malayic kAr(ə)baw, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ.

kalabau (Basay): water buffalo

Definitions

  1. water buffalo

Ancestry of “kalabau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcarabaowater-buffalo
2Waray-Waraykarabàwcarabao; water buffalo
3Malaykerbauwater buffalo
4Proto-MalayickAr(ə)baw—
5Proto-Mon-Khmer*krpiʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ →Every word from Proto-Malayic kAr(ə)baw →Every word from Malay kerbau →