Where does “babi duyung” come from?

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

babi duyung (Malay): dugong

Definitions

  1. dugong

Ancestry of “babi duyung”, step by step

babi duyung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian babi

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

via Indonesian duyung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianduyungdugong
2Malayduyungdugong
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*duyuŋ—

Words derived from “babi duyung”

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