Where does “tasik” come from?

tasik (Eastern Cham) comes from Proto-Chamic *tasiʔ, from Proto-Malayic tasik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tasik — sea; saltwater.

tasik (Eastern Cham): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “tasik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*tasiʔsea body of water
2Proto-Malayictasiksea; lake
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantasiksea; saltwater
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tasik →Every word from Proto-Malayic tasik →Every word from Proto-Chamic *tasiʔ →