Where does “kue lapis” come from?

kue lapis (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian lapis, from Malay lapis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lapis.

kue lapis (Indonesian): kue lapis, a steamed rice flour snack

Definitions

  1. kue lapis, a steamed rice flour snack

Ancestry of “kue lapis”, step by step

kue lapis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian lapis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlapislayer, lining; row; stratum
2Malaylapislayer
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*lapis—

via Indonesian kue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankuekuih
2Malaykuihbite-sized cakes, cookies or pastry, especially...
3Hokkien粿—

Words derived from “kue lapis”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lapis →Every word from Malay lapis →Every word from Indonesian lapis →