Where does “lada” come from?

lada (Indonesian) comes from Malay lada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lajaq.

lada (Indonesian): Synonym of merica

Definitions

  1. Synonym of merica

Ancestry of “lada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayladapepper, chilli; Synonym of merica
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlajaq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lajaq →Every word from Malay lada →