Where does “mentega” come from?

mentega (Indonesian) comes from Malay mentega, from Portuguese manteiga, from Old Portuguese manteiga.

mentega (Indonesian): butter

Definitions

  1. butter

Ancestry of “mentega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymentegabutter
2Portuguesemanteigabutter
3Old Portuguesemanteiga—
Every word from Old Portuguese manteiga →Every word from Portuguese manteiga →Every word from Malay mentega →