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.
kerbau Afrika (Malay): African buffalo
Ancestry of “kerbau Afrika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | Afrika | Africa |
| 2 | English | Africa | — |
| 3 | Old French | Affrike | — |
| 4 | Latin | āfricus | — |
| 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 | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 11 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 12 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |