Where does “akar wangi” come from?

akar wangi (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian wangi, from Malay wangi, from Old Javanese wangi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋəhih, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋəSiS — fragrant.

akar wangi (Indonesian): vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides)

Definitions

  1. vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides)

Ancestry of “akar wangi”, step by step

akar wangi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian wangi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianwangifragrant
2Malaywangifragrant
3Old Javanesewangismell, fragrance
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baŋəhihfragrant
5Proto-Austronesian*baŋəSiSfragrant

via Indonesian akar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianakarroot
2Malayakarroot
3Proto-Malayicakarroot of plant
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*wakaʀroot
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *baŋəSiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋəhih →Every word from Old Javanese wangi →