Where does “kuih lapis” come from?

kuih lapis (Malay) comes from Malay kuih, from Hokkien 粿.

kuih lapis (Malay): kue lapis a traditional snack of colourful layered soft rice flour pudding, popular in Malaysia, Indonesia and other neighbouring countries

Definitions

  1. kue lapis a traditional snack of colourful layered soft rice flour pudding, popular in Malaysia, Indonesia and other neighbouring countries

Ancestry of “kuih lapis”, step by step

kuih lapis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay kuih

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykuihbite-sized cakes, cookies or pastry, especially...
2Hokkien粿—

via Malay lapis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylapislayer
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*lapis—
Every word from Hokkien 粿 →Every word from Malay kuih →