Where does “kacang tanah” come from?

kacang tanah (Brunei Malay) comes from Brunei Malay tanah, from Proto-Malayic *tanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəq — earth, soil, land.

kacang tanah (Brunei Malay): peanut

Definitions

  1. peanut

Ancestry of “kacang tanah”, step by step

kacang tanah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Brunei Malay tanah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brunei Malaytanahsoil mixture of sand and organic material
2Proto-Malayic*tanahearth; soil
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tanəqearth, soil, land

via Brunei Malay kacang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brunei Malaykacangnut hard-shelled seed
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tanəq →Every word from Proto-Malayic *tanah →Every word from Brunei Malay tanah →