Where does “babi” come from?

babi (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic babi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy, from Proto-Austronesian babuy — pig.

babi (Iban): pig mammal of genus

Definitions

  1. pig mammal of genus

Ancestry of “babi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbabipig
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabuypig
3Proto-Austronesianbabuypig
Every word from Proto-Austronesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayic babi →