Where does “nangca” come from?

nangca (English) comes from Cebuano nangka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)ka.

nangca (English): jackfruit

Definitions

  1. jackfruit

Ancestry of “nangca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanonangkathe jackfruit tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*la(ŋ)ka—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *la(ŋ)ka →Every word from Cebuano nangka →
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