Where does “bunga cawan” come from?

bunga cawan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian bunga, from Malay bunga, from Proto-Malayic buŋaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa, from Proto-Austronesian buŋa — flower; blossom.

bunga cawan (Indonesian): corymb

Definitions

  1. corymb

Ancestry of “bunga cawan”, step by step

bunga cawan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian bunga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbungaflower; beauty; hero, somebody who possesses...
2Malaybungaflower; interest; beauty
3Proto-Malayicbuŋaʔ—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuŋaflower
5Proto-Austronesianbuŋaflower; blossom

via Malay cawan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycawancup; cup, teacup; rice bowl, dish
2Mandarin茶碗teacup
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buŋa →Every word from Proto-Malayic buŋaʔ →
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