Where does “buayo” come from?
buayo (Minangkabau) comes from Proto-Malayic buhaya, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buqaya, from Proto-Austronesian buqaya.
buayo (Minangkabau): crocodile
Ancestry of “buayo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | buhaya | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | buqaya | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | buqaya | — |