Where does “asi” come from?

asi (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic *nasiʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nasi.

asi (Iban): rice

Definitions

  1. rice

Ancestry of “asi”, step by step

asi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayic *nasiʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*nasiʔ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannasi—

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qasiq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqasiqpity; compassion
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nasi →Every word from Proto-Malayic *nasiʔ →