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Where does “nasi goreng” come from?

nasi goreng (English) comes from Malay nasi goreng, from Malay nasi, from Proto-Malayic *nasi(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asi.

nasi goreng (English): An Indonesian rice dish, often cooked with...

Definitions

  1. An Indonesian rice dish, often cooked with...

Ancestry of “nasi goreng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaynasi goreng—
2Malaynasicooked rice
3Proto-Malayic*nasi(ʔ)—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*asi—
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