Where does “lada” come from?

lada (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lajaq.

lada (Malay): pepper, chilli; Synonym of merica

Definitions

  1. pepper, chilli; Synonym of merica

Ancestry of “lada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlajaq

Words derived from “lada

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lajaq
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