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
Ancestry of “babarúsa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | babirusa | Any of several mammals in the genus Babyrousa in... |
| 2 | Latin | babyroussa | — |
| 3 | Malay | babi rusa | babiroussa |
| 4 | Malay | babi | pig; a contemptible person; a swear word |
| 5 | Proto-Malayic | babi | pig |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | babuy | pig |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | babuy | pig |