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Where does “nasi lemak” come from?

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

nasi lemak (English): A fragrant rice dish cooked with coconut milk and...

Definitions

  1. A fragrant rice dish cooked with coconut milk and...

Ancestry of “nasi lemak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaynasi lemaknasi lemak
2Indonesiannasicooked rice
3Malaynasicooked rice
4Proto-Malayic*nasi(ʔ)—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*asi—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asi →