Where does “pisang benang” come from?

pisang benang (Malay) comes from Malay benang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banaəŋ.

pisang benang (Malay): abaca

Definitions

  1. abaca

Ancestry of “pisang benang”, step by step

pisang benang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay benang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybenangthread; thread, a long, thin and flexible form of...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*banaəŋ—

via Malay pisang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypisangbanana
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banaəŋ →Every word from Malay benang →