Where does “babiroesa” come from?

babiroesa (Dutch) comes from Malay babi rusa, from Malay babi, from Proto-Malayic babi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy, from Proto-Austronesian babuy — pig.

babiroesa (Dutch): babirusa, pig of the genus Babyrousa

Definitions

  1. babirusa, pig of the genus Babyrousa

Ancestry of “babiroesa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybabi rusababiroussa
2Malaybabipig; a contemptible person; a swear word
3Proto-Malayicbabipig
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabuypig
5Proto-Austronesianbabuypig
Every word from Proto-Austronesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayic babi →