Where does “babarúsa” come from?

babarúsa (Irish) comes from English babirusa, from Latin babyroussa, from Malay babi rusa, from Malay babi, from Proto-Malayic babi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy, from Proto-Austronesian babuy — pig.

babarúsa (Irish): babirusa

Definitions

  1. babirusa

Ancestry of “babarúsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbabirusaAny of several mammals in the genus Babyrousa in...
2Latinbabyroussa—
3Malaybabi rusababiroussa
4Malaybabipig; a contemptible person; a swear word
5Proto-Malayicbabipig
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabuypig
7Proto-Austronesianbabuypig
Every word from Proto-Austronesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayic babi →