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Where does “bAyawak” come from?

bAyawak (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bayawak — monitor lizard.

Ancestry of “bAyawak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbayawakmonitor lizard

Words derived from “bAyawak”

  • biawak
  • بياوق
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