Where does “pandan wangi” come from?

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

pandan wangi (Malay): Pandanus amaryllifolius, an aromatic tropical plant

Definitions

  1. Pandanus amaryllifolius, an aromatic tropical plant

Ancestry of “pandan wangi”, step by step

pandan wangi 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 wangi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaywangifragrant
2Old Javanesewangismell, fragrance
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baŋəhihfragrant
4Proto-Austronesian*baŋəSiSfragrant
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paŋudaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paŋdan →Every word from Proto-Malayic pandan →
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