Where does “asin” come from?

asin (Hiligaynon) comes from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN — saltiness.

asin (Hiligaynon): salt; to salt

Definitions

  1. salt; to salt

Ancestry of “asin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*qasiNsaltiness
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN