Where does “karbouw” come from?

karbouw (Dutch) comes from Malay kerbau, from Proto-Malayic kAr(ə)baw, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ.

karbouw (Dutch): water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

Definitions

  1. water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

Ancestry of “karbouw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykerbauwater buffalo
2Proto-MalayickAr(ə)baw—
3Proto-Mon-Khmer*krpiʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ →Every word from Proto-Malayic kAr(ə)baw →Every word from Malay kerbau →