Where does “nasi ambeng” come from?

nasi ambeng (English) comes from Malay nasi, from Proto-Malayic *nasi(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asi.

nasi ambeng (English): A Malay rice platter consisting of an assortment...

Definitions

  1. A Malay rice platter consisting of an assortment...

Ancestry of “nasi ambeng”, step by step

nasi ambeng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay nasi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaynasicooked rice
2Proto-Malayic*nasi(ʔ)cooked rice
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*asi—

via Javanese ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦁ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦁrice and various foods in dishes or in a bamboo tray as a ritual meal
2Old Javanese[[ambĕṅ]], [[hambĕṅ]]—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asi →Every word from Proto-Malayic *nasi(ʔ) →Every word from Malay nasi →