Where does “bawi” come from?

bawi (Sangir) comes from Proto-Philippine babuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy, from Proto-Austronesian babuy — pig.

bawi (Sangir): pig

Definitions

  1. pig

Ancestry of “bawi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinebabuypig
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabuypig
3Proto-Austronesianbabuypig
Every word from Proto-Austronesian babuyEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuyEvery word from Proto-Philippine babuy
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