Where does “kacang hijau” come from?

kacang hijau (Malay) comes from Malay hijau, from Proto-Malayic hijaw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qizaw — green.

kacang hijau (Malay): mung bean; green gram

Definitions

  1. mung bean; green gram

Ancestry of “kacang hijau”, step by step

kacang hijau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay hijau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhijaugreen; environmentally friendly; green,...
2Proto-Malayichijawgreen
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)qizawgreen

via Malay kacang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykacangred bean; bean; nut

Words derived from “kacang hijau”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qizaw →Every word from Proto-Malayic hijaw →Every word from Malay hijau →