Where does “baboya” come from?

baboya (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano baboy, from Proto-Philippine babuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy, from Proto-Austronesian babuy — pig.

Ancestry of “baboya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobaboya pig; any member of the genus "Sus"; a fat...
2Proto-Philippinebabuypig
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabuypig
4Proto-Austronesianbabuypig
Every word from Proto-Austronesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Philippine babuy →
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