Food & drink

sambal

The fiery chilli relish is Javanese sambel, Malay sambal; Dutch colonists brought it to the Netherlands and South Africa, and English took it from Malay or Afrikaans.

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The road to English

From Malay to Dutch

From Malay to Afrikaans

From Dutch to German

From Dutch to French

From Malay to Indonesian

From Malay to Thai

From English to Japanese

1600Javanese

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