< Reconstruction:Proto-Batak
Reconstruction:Proto-Batak/babuy
Proto-Batak
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babuy, from Proto-Austronesian *babuy.
Noun
*babuy
- pig (mammal of genus Sus)
Descendants
- Simalungun Batak: babui
- Karo Batak: babi
- Toba Batak: babi
References
- K. A. Adelaar. 1981. "Reconstruction of Proto-Batak Phonology". In Robert A. Blust (ed.), Historical Linguistics in Indonesia: Part I, 1-20. Jakarta: Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya.