Where does “pandan hutan” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. screw pine (Pandanus tectorius)

Ancestry of “pandan hutan”, step by step

pandan hutan 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 hutan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhutanforest
2Proto-Malayichutanforest
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqutanscrubland; bush
4Proto-AustronesianquCaNscrubland; bush
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paŋudaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paŋdan →Every word from Proto-Malayic pandan →