Where does “*babuy” come from?

*babuy (Proto-Batak) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy, from Proto-Austronesian babuy — pig.

*babuy (Proto-Batak): pig mammal of genus Sus

Definitions

  1. pig mammal of genus Sus

Ancestry of “*babuy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabuypig
2Proto-Austronesianbabuypig

Words derived from “*babuy

Every word from Proto-Austronesian babuyEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy