Where does “baboy” come from?
baboy (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine babuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy, from Proto-Austronesian babuy — pig.
baboy (Tagalog): pig; A fat person
Ancestry of “baboy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | babuy | pig |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | babuy | pig |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | babuy | pig |
Words derived from “baboy”