Where does “daun bawang” come from?
daun bawang (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian daun, from Malay daun, from Proto-Malayic daun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.
daun bawang (Indonesian): scallion, spring onion
Ancestry of “daun bawang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | daun | leaf |
| 2 | Malay | daun | leaf |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | daun | leaf |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dahun | leaf |