Where does “merica buntut” come from?

merica buntut (Betawi) comes from Betawi buntut, from Proto-Malayic *buntut, from Proto-Austronesian *buntut.

merica buntut (Betawi): cubeb

Definitions

  1. cubeb

Ancestry of “merica buntut”, step by step

merica buntut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Betawi buntut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Betawibuntutlast
2Proto-Malayic*buntut—
3Proto-Austronesian*buntut—

via Betawi merica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Betawimerica—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *buntut →Every word from Proto-Malayic *buntut →Every word from Betawi buntut →