Where does “nasi” come from?
Nasi comes from Arabic nāsīʾ, meaning a postponement or deferment of payment.
nasi (English): The intercalation of a month in the calendar of...
Definitions
- The intercalation of a month in the calendar of...
Ancestry of “nasi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | nasi | cooked rice |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | *nasi(ʔ) | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *asi | — |