Where does “baboy” come from?

baboy (Hiligaynon) comes from Proto-Philippine babuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy, from Proto-Austronesian babuy — pig.

baboy (Hiligaynon): pig mammal of genus Sus; swine

Definitions

  1. pig mammal of genus Sus; swine

Ancestry of “baboy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinebabuypig
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabuypig
3Proto-Austronesianbabuypig

Words derived from “baboy”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Philippine babuy →
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