Where does “bambang lada” come from?

bambang lada (Makasar) comes from Makasar lada, from Malay lada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lajaq.

bambang lada (Makasar): hot as chili

Definitions

  1. hot as chili

Ancestry of “bambang lada”, step by step

bambang lada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar lada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarladachili pepper, any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which has a spicy/burning flavour because it contains capsaicin
2Malayladapepper, chilli; Synonym of merica
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlajaq—

via Makasar bambang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbambanghot; warm
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lajaq →Every word from Malay lada →Every word from Makasar lada →