Where does “babi” come from?

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

babi (Malay): pig; a contemptible person; a swear word

Definitions

  1. pig; a contemptible person; a swear word

Ancestry of “babi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “babi”

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