OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

laisong[ˈlajsoŋ]

•  n. onion (generic)(eng).bawang(ind).

laisong mrukgarlic; white onion(eng), bawang putih(ind)

Origin: West Timorese Austronesian, e.g., Uab Meto |fn{laisona} 'onion', probably via South Sulawesi, e.g., Makasar |fn{lasuna}, but ultimately from Sanskrit |fn{rasuna}.

Source: Hans Retebana