Where does “daun kupang” come from?
daun kupang (Malay) comes from Malay daun, from Proto-Malayic daun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.
daun kupang (Malay): Cassia alata
Ancestry of “daun kupang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | daun | leaf |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | daun | leaf |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dahun | leaf |