Where does “bawang” come from?

bawang (Indonesian) comes from Malay bawang — a generic name for onion, include garlic, leek etc.

bawang (Indonesian): a generic name for onion or leek

Definitions

  1. a generic name for onion or leek

Ancestry of “bawang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybawanga generic name for onion, include garlic, leek etc

Words derived from “bawang

Every word from Malay bawang