Where does “pandan duri” come from?

pandan duri (Malay) comes from Malay pandan, from Proto-Malayic pandan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian paŋudaN — the screw pines; "Pandanus" spp.

pandan duri (Malay): screw pine (Pandanus tectorius)

Definitions

  1. screw pine (Pandanus tectorius)

Ancestry of “pandan duri”, step by step

pandan duri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay pandan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypandanany plant of the genus "Pandanus"; the screw...
2Proto-Malayicpandanthe screw pines; genus "Pandanus" spp
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaŋdanany of the screw pines; "Pandanus" spp
4Proto-AustronesianpaŋudaNthe screw pines; "Pandanus" spp

via Malay duri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydurithorn; spike
2Proto-Malayic*duriʔthorn
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduʀithorn
4Proto-Austronesianduʀithorn
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paŋudaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paŋdan →Every word from Proto-Malayic pandan →