Where does “martabak bangka” come from?
martabak bangka (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian martabak, from Malay martabak, from Arabic مُطَبَّق.
Ancestry of “martabak bangka”, step by step
martabak bangka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian martabak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | martabak | murtabak: spicy folded omelette pancake with bits of vegetables |
| 2 | Malay | martabak | murtabak |
| 3 | Arabic | مُطَبَّق | — |
via Indonesian bangka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | bangka | outrigger canoe |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *waŋka | boat |