Where does “kerebou” come from?

kerebou (Palauan) comes from Spanish carabao, from Waray-Waray karabàw, from Malay kerbau, from Proto-Malayic kAr(ə)baw, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ.

kerebou (Palauan): cow; beef

Definitions

  1. cow; beef

Ancestry of “kerebou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcarabaowater-buffalo
2Waray-Waraykarabàwcarabao; water buffalo
3Malaykerbauwater buffalo
4Proto-MalayickAr(ə)baw—
5Proto-Mon-Khmer*krpiʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ →Every word from Proto-Malayic kAr(ə)baw →Every word from Malay kerbau →