Where does “asin” come from?

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

asin (Ilocano): salt

Definitions

  1. salt

Ancestry of “asin”, step by step

asin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Austronesian *qasiN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*qasiNsaltiness

via Ibaloi Asin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IbaloiAsin—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qasiN →