Where does “babi” come from?
babi (Toba Batak) comes from Proto-Batak *babuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy, from Proto-Austronesian babuy — pig.
babi (Toba Batak): pig
Ancestry of “babi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Batak | *babuy | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | babuy | pig |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | babuy | pig |