Where does “kacang ruji” come from?

kacang ruji (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kacang, from Malay kacang — red bean; bean; nut.

kacang ruji (Indonesian): rice bean

Definitions

  1. rice bean

Ancestry of “kacang ruji”, step by step

kacang ruji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian kacang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankacangbean; nut; peanut
2Malaykacangred bean; bean; nut

via Indonesian ruji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianrujistaple food
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