Where does “walet sapi” come from?

walet sapi (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian sapi, from Malay sapi — zebu; cattle; cow.

walet sapi (Indonesian): cave swiftlet; Collocalia linchi

Definitions

  1. cave swiftlet; Collocalia linchi

Ancestry of “walet sapi”, step by step

walet sapi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian sapi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansapicattle; cow
2Malaysapizebu; cattle; cow

via Indonesian walet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianwaletswallow, martin
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