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Athalawulfaz
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Etymology information:
'Prasata' is plural of 'prase' from Proto-Slavic 'porsę', from Indo-European 'pórkos', the same root as Latin 'porcus', whence English 'pork', and Proto-Germanic 'farhaz', whence English 'farrow', and Dutch diminutive 'varken', whence also 'aardvark'.
"Swine" (both singular and plural) meaning "pig" is both an older term and one that is currently used in a more professional vs. everyday sense -- as, for example, in "swine flu" or "domesticated swine." If you used it, you would likely be understood, but it would sound odd in conversation, except in certain settings.