Where does “babi hutan” come from?
babi hutan (Indonesian) comes from Malay babi hutan, from Malay hutan, from Proto-Malayic hutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan, from Proto-Austronesian quCaN — scrubland; bush.
babi hutan (Indonesian): wild boar
Ancestry of “babi hutan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | babi hutan | wild boar |
| 2 | Malay | hutan | forest |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | hutan | forest |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qutan | scrubland; bush |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | quCaN | scrubland; bush |