Where does “putu ambong” come from?

putu ambong (Makasar) comes from Makasar Ambong, from Malay Ambon, from Ambonese Malay ombong.

putu ambong (Makasar): a type of cake made of rice flour mixed with a little glutinous rice flour and grated coconut

Definitions

  1. a type of cake made of rice flour mixed with a little glutinous rice flour and grated coconut

Ancestry of “putu ambong”, step by step

putu ambong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar Ambong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MakasarAmbongan Ambonese person
2MalayAmbon—
3Ambonese Malayombong—

via Makasar putu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarputu—
Every word from Ambonese Malay ombong →Every word from Malay Ambon →Every word from Makasar Ambong →
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