Where does “babiroussa” come from?

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

babiroussa (French): babiroussa

Definitions

  1. babiroussa

Ancestry of “babiroussa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybabi rusababiroussa
2Malaybabipig; a contemptible person; a swear word
3Proto-Malayicbabipig
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabuypig
5Proto-Austronesianbabuypig

Words derived from “babiroussa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayic babi →