Where does “kerbau Afrika” come from?
kerbau Afrika (Malay) comes from Malay Afrika, from English Africa, from Old French Affrike, from Latin āfricus, from Latin Āfri, from Albanian afër, from Proto-Albanian apsera, from Proto-Albanian aps — the god Apis.
kerbau Afrika (Malay): African buffalo
Definitions
- African buffalo
Ancestry of “kerbau Afrika”, step by step
kerbau Afrika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay Afrika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | Afrika | Africa |
| 2 | English | Africa | contrasted with the Maghreb |
| 3 | Old French | Affrike | — |
| 4 | Latin | āfricus | African |
| 5 | Latin | Āfri | — |
| 6 | Albanian | afër | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 7 | Proto-Albanian | apsera | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 8 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 9 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 11 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 12 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |