Where does “kangkung” come from?

kangkung (Malay) comes from Chinese 孔, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ — hole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part.

kangkung (Malay): water spinach; frog

Definitions

  1. water spinach; frog

Ancestry of “kangkung”, step by step

kangkung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 孔

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese孔hole
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan(g/k)uŋhole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part

via Chinese 空

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese空empty, hollow

Words derived from “kangkung”

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