Where does “babi rusa” come from?

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

babi rusa (Malay): babiroussa

Definitions

  1. babiroussa

Ancestry of “babi rusa”, step by step

babi rusa 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 rusa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayrusadeer; moose
2Proto-Malayic*rusaʔ—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*uʀsadeer

Words derived from “babi rusa”

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