Where does “kerepek kentang” come from?
kerepek kentang (Malay) comes from Malay kentang, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦛꦁ — potato: the tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.
kerepek kentang (Malay): potato chip; potato crisp
Definitions
- potato chip; potato crisp
Ancestry of “kerepek kentang”, step by step
kerepek kentang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay kentang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kentang | potato |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦛꦁ | potato: the tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant |
via Malay kerepek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kerepek | crisps, thin slice of fried potato or vegetable |