Where does “buaya” come from?
buaya (Indonesian) comes from Malay buaya, from Proto-Malayic buhaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian buqaya.
buaya (Indonesian): crocodile; playboy, womanizer
Definitions
- crocodile; playboy, womanizer
Ancestry of “buaya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | buaya | crocodile; playboy, womanizer |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | buhaya | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | buqaya | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | buqaya | — |