Where does “pandan” come from?

pandan (Brunei Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic pandan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian paŋudaN — the screw pines; "Pandanus" spp.

pandan (Brunei Malay): an aromatic tropical plant (Pandanus amaryllifolius)

Definitions

  1. an aromatic tropical plant (Pandanus amaryllifolius)

Ancestry of “pandan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicpandanthe screw pines; genus "Pandanus" spp
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaŋdanany of the screw pines; "Pandanus" spp
3Proto-AustronesianpaŋudaNthe screw pines; "Pandanus" spp
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paŋudaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paŋdan →Every word from Proto-Malayic pandan →