Where does “rumput bebek” come from?

rumput bebek (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian rumput, from Malay rumput — grass.

rumput bebek (Indonesian): Japanese millet; a kind of grass (Echinochloa colonum)

Definitions

  1. Japanese millet; a kind of grass (Echinochloa colonum)

Ancestry of “rumput bebek”, step by step

rumput bebek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian rumput

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianrumputgrass (ground cover plant)
2Malayrumputgrass

via Indonesian bebek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbebekduck
Every word from Malay rumput →Every word from Indonesian rumput →