Where does “buaya” come from?

buaya (Ilocano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian buqaya — crocodile.

buaya (Ilocano): crocodile

Definitions

  1. crocodile

Ancestry of “buaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuqayacrocodile
2Proto-Austronesianbuqayacrocodile
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buqaya →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya →
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