Where does “babii” come from?

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

babii (Palauan): pig

Definitions

  1. pig

Ancestry of “babii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybabipig; a contemptible person; a swear word
2Proto-Malayicbabipig
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabuypig
4Proto-Austronesianbabuypig
Every word from Proto-Austronesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Malayic babi →