Where does “kuih” come from?

kuih (Iban) comes from Malay kuih, from Hokkien 粿.

kuih (Iban): bite-sized cakes, cookies or pastry, especially the steamed ones made in Southeast Asia or Southern China

Definitions

  1. bite-sized cakes, cookies or pastry, especially the steamed ones made in Southeast Asia or Southern China

Ancestry of “kuih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykuihbite-sized cakes, cookies or pastry, especially...
2Hokkien粿—
Every word from Hokkien 粿 →Every word from Malay kuih →