Where does “kangkung” come from?
kangkung (Indonesian) comes from Malay kangkung, from Chinese 孔, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ — hole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part.
kangkung (Indonesian): water spinach; frog
Ancestry of “kangkung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | kangkung | water spinach; frog |
| 2 | Chinese | 孔 | hole |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | (g/k)uŋ | hole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part |
Words derived from “kangkung”