Where does “kedondong hutan” come from?
kedondong hutan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian hutan, from Malay hutan, from Proto-Malayic hutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan, from Proto-Austronesian quCaN — scrubland; bush.
kedondong hutan (Indonesian): hog plum (Spondias pinnata)
Definitions
- hog plum (Spondias pinnata)
Ancestry of “kedondong hutan”, step by step
kedondong hutan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian hutan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | hutan | forest |
| 2 | Malay | hutan | forest |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | hutan | forest |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qutan | scrubland; bush |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | quCaN | scrubland; bush |
via Indonesian kedondong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | kedondong | April plum (Spondias dulcis) |