Where does “bintu” come from?

bintu (Rukai) comes from Japanese 弁当, from Japanese 面筒, from Middle Chinese 面.

bintu (Rukai): bento; lunchbox

Definitions

  1. bento; lunchbox

Ancestry of “bintu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese弁当food brought on the go
2Japanese面筒—
3Middle Chinese面—
Every word from Middle Chinese 面 →Every word from Japanese 面筒 →Every word from Japanese 弁当 →