Where does “carabao” come from?

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

carabao (English): A domesticated subspecies of water-buffalo,...

Definitions

  1. A domesticated subspecies of water-buffalo,...

Ancestry of “carabao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcarabaowater-buffalo
2Waray-Waraykarabàwcarabao; water buffalo
3Malaykerbauwater buffalo
4Proto-MalayickAr(ə)baw
5Proto-Mon-Khmer*krpiʔ

Words derived from “carabao

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔEvery word from Proto-Malayic kAr(ə)bawEvery word from Malay kerbau
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