Where does “kue akar kelapa” come from?

kue akar kelapa (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian akar, from Malay akar, from Proto-Malayic akar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ — root.

kue akar kelapa (Indonesian): coconut root-shaped cookies

Definitions

  1. coconut root-shaped cookies

Ancestry of “kue akar kelapa”, step by step

kue akar kelapa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian akar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianakarroot
2Malayakarroot
3Proto-Malayicakarroot of plant
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*wakaʀroot

via Indonesian kelapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesiankelapaThe coconut palm; A fruit of the coconut palm
2Malaykelapacoconut
3Classical MalaykelapaThe coconut palm; A fruit of the coconut palm

via Indonesian kue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankuekuih
2Malaykuihbite-sized cakes, cookies or pastry, especially...
3Hokkien粿—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ →