Where does “jambu air mawar” come from?

jambu air mawar (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian air, from Malay air, from Proto-Malayic air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.

Ancestry of “jambu air mawar”, step by step

jambu air mawar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian air

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianairwater; a cockfight round which started by...
2Malayairwater; a cockfight round which started by...
3Proto-Malayicairwater
4Proto-Malayo-Chamicairwater
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanwairwater
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater

via Indonesian jambu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianjamburose apple
2Malayjamburose apple
3Sanskritजम्बुthe rose apple tree; the shrub नागदमनी; the rose...

via Indonesian mawar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmawarrose (flower)
2Malaymawarrose (flower)
3Arabicمَاء وَرْد—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air →