Where does “kalabaw” come from?

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

kalabaw (Tagakaulu Kalagan): carabao

Definitions

  1. carabao

Ancestry of “kalabaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkalabawcarabao; water buffalo; The neckerchief slide in...
2Spanishcarabaowater-buffalo
3Waray-Waraykarabàwcarabao; water buffalo
4Malaykerbauwater buffalo
5Proto-MalayickAr(ə)baw—
6Proto-Mon-Khmer*krpiʔ—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔ →Every word from Proto-Malayic kAr(ə)baw →Every word from Malay kerbau →
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