Where does “wowso” come from?

wowso (West Damar) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy, from Proto-Austronesian babuy — pig.

wowso (West Damar): pig

Definitions

  1. pig

Ancestry of “wowso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabuypig
2Proto-Austronesianbabuypig
Every word from Proto-Austronesian babuyEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babuy