Where does “babyroussa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “babyroussa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybabi rusababiroussa
2Malaybabipig; a contemptible person; a swear word
3Proto-Malayicbabipig
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabuypig
5Proto-Austronesianbabuypig

Words derived from “babyroussa

Every word from Proto-Austronesian babuyEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuyEvery word from Proto-Malayic babi