Where does “asoe” come from?

asoe (Acehnese) comes from Proto-Chamic *asɛy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asi.

asoe (Acehnese): generally the contents of an object, like the flesh of a human or a citizen of a country

Definitions

  1. generally the contents of an object, like the flesh of a human or a citizen of a country

Ancestry of “asoe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*asɛy
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*asi
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asiEvery word from Proto-Chamic *asɛy