Where does “pandanus” come from?

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

pandanus (New Latin): a pandan; the pandans collectively

Definitions

  1. a pandan; the pandans collectively

Ancestry of “pandanus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pandanus”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian paŋudaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paŋdan →Every word from Proto-Malayic pandan →