Where does “bungkus” come from?

bungkus (Indonesian) comes from Malay bungkus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋkus.

bungkus (Indonesian): wrap, wrapper: paper or sheeting that is wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it

Definitions

  1. wrap, wrapper: paper or sheeting that is wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it

Ancestry of “bungkus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybungkuswrap, wrapper: paper or sheeting wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*buŋkus—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋkus →Every word from Malay bungkus →