Where does “pateka” come from?

pateka (Ambonese Malay) comes from Portuguese pateca, from Arabic بَطِيخَة — watermelon.

pateka (Ambonese Malay): watermelon

Definitions

  1. watermelon

Ancestry of “pateka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepatecawatermelon
2Arabicبَطِيخَةwatermelon
Every word from Arabic بَطِيخَة →Every word from Portuguese pateca →