Where does “بابي دويوڠ” come from?
بابي دويوڠ (Malay) comes from Malay بابي, from Proto-Malayic babi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy, from Proto-Austronesian babuy — pig.
بابي دويوڠ (Malay): dugong
Ancestry of “بابي دويوڠ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | بابي | Jawi spelling of babi |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | babi | pig |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | babuy | pig |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | babuy | pig |