Where does “nangka” come from?

nangka (Indonesian) comes from Malay nangka, from Old Khmer nâka, from Sanskrit नाक — happy, painless.

nangka (Indonesian): jackfruit, the tropical tree Artocarpus heterophyllus

Definitions

  1. jackfruit, the tropical tree Artocarpus heterophyllus

Ancestry of “nangka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaynangkajackfruit, the fruit of the tropical tree Artocarpus heterophyllus
2Old Khmernâka—
3Sanskritनाकhappy, painless
Every word from Sanskrit नाक →Every word from Old Khmer nâka →Every word from Malay nangka →
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