Where does “carabao” come from?

carabao (Spanish) comes from Waray-Waray karabàw, from Malay kerbau, from Proto-Malayic kAr(ə)baw, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ.

carabao (Spanish): water-buffalo

Definitions

  1. water-buffalo

Ancestry of “carabao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Waray-Waraykarabàwcarabao; water buffalo
2Malaykerbauwater buffalo
3Proto-MalayickAr(ə)baw—
4Proto-Mon-Khmer*krpiʔ—

Words derived from “carabao”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ →Every word from Proto-Malayic kAr(ə)baw →Every word from Malay kerbau →