Where does “babirussa” come from?

babirussa (Italian) comes from French babiroussa, from Malay babi rusa, from Malay babi, from Proto-Malayic babi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy, from Proto-Austronesian babuy — pig.

babirussa (Italian): babiroussa

Definitions

  1. babiroussa

Ancestry of “babirussa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbabiroussababiroussa
2Malaybabi rusababiroussa
3Malaybabipig; a contemptible person; a swear word
4Proto-Malayicbabipig
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabuypig
6Proto-Austronesianbabuypig
Every word from Proto-Austronesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayic babi →