Where does “bapeleʼ” come from?

bapeleʼ (Makasar) comes from Dutch wafel, from Middle Dutch wāfel, from Old Dutch *wāvila.

Ancestry of “bapeleʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwafelwafer; waffle
2Middle Dutchwāfel—
3Old Dutch*wāvila—
Every word from Old Dutch *wāvila →Every word from Middle Dutch wāfel →Every word from Dutch wafel →