Where does “檳榔” come from?

檳榔 (Japanese) comes from Chinese 檳榔, from Malay pinang, from Malay Pulau Pinang, from Malay pulau — island; to ostracize.

檳榔 (Japanese): "Areca catechu", the areca or betel palm;...

Definitions

  1. "Areca catechu", the areca or betel palm;...

Ancestry of “檳榔”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese檳榔betel palm; betel nut; areca nut
2Malaypinangbetelnut
3MalayPulau PinangPenang Island
4Malaypulauisland; to ostracize

Words derived from “檳榔”

Every word from Malay pulau →Every word from Malay Pulau Pinang →Every word from Malay pinang →