Where does “kaki-lima” come from?

kaki-lima (Indonesian) comes from Malay kaki lima.

kaki-lima (Indonesian): cart where candy is sold

Definitions

  1. cart where candy is sold

Ancestry of “kaki-lima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykaki lima

Words derived from “kaki-lima

Every word from Malay kaki lima
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