Where does “kaki lima” come from?

kaki lima (Indonesian) comes from Malay kaki lima.

kaki lima (Indonesian): arcade: a covered passage, usually with shops on both sides

Definitions

  1. arcade: a covered passage, usually with shops on both sides

Ancestry of “kaki lima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykaki lima

Words derived from “kaki lima

Every word from Malay kaki lima