Where does “kerbau” come from?

kerbau (Indonesian) comes from Malay kerbau, from Proto-Malayic kAr(ə)baw, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ.

kerbau (Indonesian): water buffalo

Definitions

  1. water buffalo

Ancestry of “kerbau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykerbauwater buffalo
2Proto-MalayickAr(ə)baw—
3Proto-Mon-Khmer*krpiʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ →Every word from Proto-Malayic kAr(ə)baw →Every word from Malay kerbau →
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