Where does “range ambong” come from?

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

range ambong (Makasar): an Ambonese square or rectangular snack made from sago, imported from Ambon

Definitions

  1. an Ambonese square or rectangular snack made from sago, imported from Ambon

Ancestry of “range ambong”, step by step

range ambong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar Ambong

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

via Makasar range

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