Where does “masén” come from?

masén (Acehnese) comes from Proto-Chamic *masin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qasin, from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)qasiN — salty.

masén (Acehnese): (taste) salty

Definitions

  1. (taste) salty

Ancestry of “masén”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*masin—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)qasinsalty
3Proto-Austronesian(ma-)qasiNsalty
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)qasiN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qasin →Every word from Proto-Chamic *masin →