Where does “buaya” come from?

buaya (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian buqaya — crocodile.

buaya (Cebuano): a crocodile; an alligator; a leather produced...

Definitions

  1. a crocodile; an alligator; a leather produced...

Ancestry of “buaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuqayacrocodile
2Proto-Austronesianbuqayacrocodile

Words derived from “buaya”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian buqaya →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya →