Where does “kacang hijau” come from?

kacang hijau (Indonesian) comes from Malay kacang hijau, from Malay hijau, from Proto-Malayic hijaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qizaw — green.

kacang hijau (Indonesian): Mung bean; Green gram

Definitions

  1. Mung bean; Green gram

Ancestry of “kacang hijau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykacang hijaumung bean; green gram
2Malayhijaugreen; environmentally friendly; green,...
3Proto-Malayichijawgreen
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)qizawgreen
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qizaw →Every word from Proto-Malayic hijaw →Every word from Malay hijau →