Where does “kalabaw” come from?

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

kalabaw (Tagalog): carabao; water buffalo; The neckerchief slide in...

Definitions

  1. carabao; water buffalo; The neckerchief slide in...

Ancestry of “kalabaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcarabaowater-buffalo
2Waray-Waraykarabàwcarabao; water buffalo
3Malaykerbauwater buffalo
4Proto-MalayickAr(ə)baw
5Proto-Mon-Khmer*krpiʔ

Words derived from “kalabaw

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer *krpiʔEvery word from Proto-Malayic kAr(ə)bawEvery word from Malay kerbau