Where does “karabàw” come from?

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

karabàw (Waray-Waray): carabao; water buffalo

Definitions

  1. carabao; water buffalo

Ancestry of “karabàw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykerbauwater buffalo
2Proto-MalayickAr(ə)baw—
3Proto-Mon-Khmer*krpiʔ—

Words derived from “karabàw”

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