Where does “abong jangang” come from?

abong jangang (Makasar) comes from Makasar abong, from Indonesian abon, from Javanese ꦲꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀.

abong jangang (Makasar): chicken meat floss

Definitions

  1. chicken meat floss

Ancestry of “abong jangang”, step by step

abong jangang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar abong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarabongmeat floss food made from boiled meat or fish that is shredded, seasoned, and then fried
2Indonesianabonmeat floss
3Javaneseꦲꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀

via Makasar jangang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarjangangchicken
Every word from Javanese ꦲꦧꦺꦴꦤ꧀Every word from Indonesian abonEvery word from Makasar abong
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