Where does “babwi” come from?

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

babwi (Rukai): pig

Definitions

  1. pig

Ancestry of “babwi”, step by step

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