Where does “bambang marica” come from?

bambang marica (Makasar) comes from Makasar marica, from Old Javanese marica, from Pali marica, from Sanskrit मरिच — black pepper.

bambang marica (Makasar): hot as pepper

Definitions

  1. hot as pepper

Ancestry of “bambang marica”, step by step

bambang marica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar marica

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarmaricablack pepper (Piper nigrum)
2Old Javanesemaricablack pepper
3Palimaricablack pepper
4Sanskritमरिचblack pepper

via Makasar bambang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbambanghot; warm
Every word from Sanskrit मरिच →Every word from Pali marica →Every word from Old Javanese marica →
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