Where does “بابي” come from?

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

بابي (Malay): Jawi spelling of babi

Definitions

  1. Jawi spelling of babi

Ancestry of “بابي”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicbabipig
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabuypig
3Proto-Austronesianbabuypig

Words derived from “بابي”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayic babi →