Where does “bawui” come from?

bawui (Ngaju) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy, from Proto-Austronesian babuy — pig.

bawui (Ngaju): pig

Definitions

  1. pig

Ancestry of “bawui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabuypig
2Proto-Austronesianbabuypig
Every word from Proto-Austronesian babuyEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy
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