Where does “*babuy” come from?
*babuy (Proto-Batak) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy, from Proto-Austronesian babuy — pig.
Ancestry of “*babuy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | babuy | pig |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | babuy | pig |