Where does “merah jambu” come from?
merah jambu (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian merah, from Malay merah, from Malay mirah, from Proto-Malayic (mA-)irah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)iʀaq — red.
merah jambu (Indonesian): pink
Definitions
- pink
Ancestry of “merah jambu”, step by step
merah jambu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian merah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | merah | red |
| 2 | Malay | merah | red |
| 3 | Malay | mirah | Obsolete form of merah |
| 4 | Proto-Malayic | (mA-)irah | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)iʀaq | red |
via Indonesian jambu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | jambu | rose apple |
| 2 | Malay | jambu | rose apple |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जम्बु | the rose apple tree; the shrub नागदमनी; the rose... |
via Malay merah jambu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | merah jambu | pink |