Where does “permen Belanda” come from?
permen Belanda (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian Belanda, from Dutch nonna, from Malay nyonya, from Portuguese dona, from Old Portuguese dona, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus — to build; to arrange, to put together.
permen Belanda (Indonesian): licorice
Definitions
- licorice
Ancestry of “permen Belanda”, step by step
permen Belanda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian Belanda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | Belanda | Dutch |
| 2 | Dutch | nonna | a (young) woman of mixed Indonesian/Malay and European descent |
| 3 | Malay | nyonya | A Nyonya; a female Peranakan; wife |
| 4 | Portuguese | dona | female equivalent of dono; A title of address to... |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | dona | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 7 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 8 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 9 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via Indonesian permen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | permen | candy, sweet |
| 2 | Dutch | pepermunt | a peppermint plant (Mentha × piperita) |
| 3 | Dutch | peper | pepper, a tropical major spice; a plant which... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | peper | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | pipar | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *pipar | — |
| 7 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 9 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 10 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |