Where does “nangka” come from?

nangka (Makasar) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naŋka.

Ancestry of “nangka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*naŋka
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naŋka
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