Where does “boneka” come from?

boneka (Indonesian) comes from Malay boneka, from Portuguese boneca, from Spanish muñeca, from Old Spanish munneca — wrist.

boneka (Indonesian): doll

Definitions

  1. doll

Ancestry of “boneka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybonekapuppet
2Portuguesebonecadoll
3Spanishmuñecawrist; doll; chick, babe, doll
4Old Spanishmunnecawrist
Every word from Old Spanish munneca →Every word from Spanish muñeca →Every word from Portuguese boneca →