Where does “babi buta” come from?

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

babi buta (Malay): a blind pig; to act blindly

Definitions

  1. a blind pig; to act blindly

Ancestry of “babi buta”, step by step

babi buta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay babi

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

via Malay buta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybutablind; not knowing; giant
2Proto-Malayic*butaʔblind
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbutablind
4Proto-AustronesianbuCamote in the eye
Every word from Proto-Austronesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayic babi →