Where does “asbut” come from?

asbut (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian asap, from Malay asap, from Proto-Malayic asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic (h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan (h)asəp, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi (h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (q)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qasəb.

asbut (Indonesian): smog

Definitions

  1. smog

Ancestry of “asbut”, step by step

asbut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian asap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianasapsmoke
2Malayasapsmoke
3Proto-Malayicasəp
4Proto-Malayo-Chamic(h)asəp
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan(h)asəp
6Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi(h)asəp
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(q)asəp
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqasəb
9Proto-Austronesianqasəb

via English smog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsmogA noxious mixture of particulates and gases that...
2EnglishsmokeThe visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine...
3Middle Englishsmokesmoke
4Old Englishsmocasmoke
5Proto-Germanicsmukôsmoke, nebulous air
6Danishsmug-secretly
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qasəb