Where does “nangka” come from?

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

nangka (English): jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)

Definitions

  1. jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)

Ancestry of “nangka”, 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 →