Where does “sirikaya balanda” come from?

sirikaya balanda (Makasar) comes from Makasar sirikaya, from Malay serikaya.

sirikaya balanda (Makasar): soursop (Annona muricata) a tree with large fruits that have thorny protrusions

Definitions

  1. soursop (Annona muricata) a tree with large fruits that have thorny protrusions

Ancestry of “sirikaya balanda”, step by step

sirikaya balanda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar sirikaya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarsirikayasugar apple; sweetsop a tree and its apple-like fruit
2Malayserikaya

via Makasar Balanda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MakasarBalanda
Every word from Malay serikayaEvery word from Makasar sirikaya
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