Where does “sawi hijau” come from?
sawi hijau (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian hijau, from Malay hijau, from Proto-Malayic hijaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qizaw — green.
sawi hijau (Indonesian): a Chinese vegetable, a variety of Brassica rapa parachinensis subspecies, similar to bok choy but slimmer, with smooth green leaves and pale green stems, and clusters of flowers on the tips of the inner shoots; choy sum
Definitions
- a Chinese vegetable, a variety of Brassica rapa parachinensis subspecies, similar to bok choy but slimmer, with smooth green leaves and pale green stems, and clusters of flowers on the tips of the inner shoots; choy sum
Ancestry of “sawi hijau”, step by step
sawi hijau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian hijau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | hijau | green; green, inexperienced; green,... |
| 2 | Malay | hijau | green; environmentally friendly; green,... |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | hijaw | green |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)qizaw | green |
via Indonesian sawi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | sawi | mustard greens (Brassica juncea) |