Where does “wajeʼ bandong” come from?

wajeʼ bandong (Makasar) comes from Makasar wajeʼ, from Malay wajik, from Classical Malay واجيق.

wajeʼ bandong (Makasar): a specific type of wajik made from white glutinous rice, mixed with granulated sugar and grated coconut, packed in colorful wax paper

Definitions

  1. a specific type of wajik made from white glutinous rice, mixed with granulated sugar and grated coconut, packed in colorful wax paper

Ancestry of “wajeʼ bandong”, step by step

wajeʼ bandong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Makasar wajeʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarwajeʼwajik; a traditional confection made of glutinous rice steamed with palm sugar and cut into diamond or triangular shapes
2Malaywajik
3Classical Malayواجيق

via Makasar Bandong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MakasarBandonga shadoof or sweep; a lifting device with a long lever, having a heavy stone counterweight at one end and a bucket attached to a bamboo pole at the other, used to draw water
Every word from Classical Malay واجيقEvery word from Malay wajikEvery word from Makasar wajeʼ