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