Where does “tasik” come from?

tasik (Brunei Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic tasik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tasik — sea; saltwater.

tasik (Brunei Malay): lake

Definitions

  1. lake

Ancestry of “tasik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayictasiksea; lake
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantasiksea; saltwater
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tasik →Every word from Proto-Malayic tasik →