Etymology Explorer › Indonesian

Where does “kelapa” come from?

kelapa (Indonesian) comes from Malay kelapa, from Classical Malay kelapa — The coconut palm; A fruit of the coconut palm.

kelapa (Indonesian): The coconut palm; A fruit of the coconut palm

Definitions

  1. The coconut palm; A fruit of the coconut palm

Ancestry of “kelapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykelapacoconut
2Classical MalaykelapaThe coconut palm; A fruit of the coconut palm
Every word from Classical Malay kelapa →