Where does “alua” come from?

alua (Malaccan Creole Malay) comes from Malay halwa, from Arabic حَلْوَى.

alua (Malaccan Creole Malay): sweets

Definitions

  1. sweets

Ancestry of “alua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhalwafruit preserved in sugar
2Arabicحَلْوَى—
Every word from Arabic حَلْوَى →Every word from Malay halwa →