Where does “air asam tambang” come from?

air asam tambang (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian air, from Malay air, from Proto-Malayic air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.

air asam tambang (Indonesian): water in or around mining areas that has a very high acidity level with a pH value of less than five

Definitions

  1. water in or around mining areas that has a very high acidity level with a pH value of less than five

Ancestry of “air asam tambang”, step by step

air asam tambang traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian air

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianairwater; a cockfight round which started by...
2Malayairwater; a cockfight round which started by...
3Proto-Malayicairwater
4Proto-Malayo-Chamicairwater
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanwairwater
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater

via Indonesian tambang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantambangmine: an excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels
2Malaytambangfare, freight
3Minangkabautambang—

via Indonesian asam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianasamsour; acid
2Malayasamsour; sour foods; acid
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