Where does “minyak wangi” come from?

minyak wangi (Malay) comes from Malay wangi, from Old Javanese wangi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋəhih, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋəSiS — fragrant.

minyak wangi (Malay): perfume

Definitions

  1. perfume

Ancestry of “minyak wangi”, step by step

minyak wangi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay wangi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaywangifragrant
2Old Javanesewangismell, fragrance
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baŋəhihfragrant
4Proto-Austronesian*baŋəSiSfragrant

via Malay minyak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayminyakoil
2Proto-Malayicmiñakoil, grease
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianməñakfat; grease; ointment

Words derived from “minyak wangi”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *baŋəSiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋəhih →Every word from Old Javanese wangi →