Where does “babi” come from?

babi (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese bawi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy, from Proto-Austronesian babuy — pig.

babi (Javanese): domesticated pig mammal of genus

Definitions

  1. domesticated pig mammal of genus

Ancestry of “babi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesebawipig, boar
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabuypig
3Proto-Austronesianbabuypig
Every word from Proto-Austronesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy →Every word from Old Javanese bawi →