Where does “babuy” come from?

babuy (Rukai) comes from Proto-Rukai *baboy, from Proto-Austronesian babuy — pig.

babuy (Rukai): boar

Definitions

  1. boar

Ancestry of “babuy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Rukai*baboywild pig
2Proto-Austronesianbabuypig
Every word from Proto-Austronesian babuy →Every word from Proto-Rukai *baboy →