Where does “paʼbabelang” come from?

paʼbabelang (Makasar) comes from Makasar aʼbabeleʼ, from Makasar babeleʼ, from Dutch wafel, from Middle Dutch wāfel, from Old Dutch *wāvila.

paʼbabelang (Makasar): waffle iron

Definitions

  1. waffle iron

Ancestry of “paʼbabelang”, step by step

paʼbabelang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar aʼbabeleʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasaraʼbabeleʼto make waffle
2Makasarbabeleʼwaffle, wafer: A waffle made from flour dough with eggs and sugar, which is placed in a mold that is set over a charcoal fire
3Dutchwafelwafer; waffle
4Middle Dutchwāfel—
5Old Dutch*wāvila—

via Makasar pa- -ang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarpa- -ang—
Every word from Old Dutch *wāvila →Every word from Middle Dutch wāfel →Every word from Dutch wafel →