Where does “babuy” come from?

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

babuy (Ilocano): pig

Definitions

  1. pig

Ancestry of “babuy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinebabuypig
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabuypig
3Proto-Austronesianbabuypig
Every word from Proto-Austronesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Philippine babuy →