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

Definitions

  1. water spinach; frog

Ancestry of “kangkung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykangkungwater spinach; frog
2Chinese孔hole
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan(g/k)uŋhole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ →Every word from Chinese 孔 →Every word from Malay kangkung →