Where does “babi duyung” come from?

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

babi duyung (Indonesian): dugong

Definitions

  1. dugong

Ancestry of “babi duyung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybabi duyungdugong
2Indonesianbabipig; a swear word
3Malaybabipig; a contemptible person; a swear word
4Proto-Malayicbabipig
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabuypig
6Proto-Austronesianbabuypig
Every word from Proto-Austronesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayic babi →