Where does “asin” come from?
asin (Indonesian) comes from Malay asin, from Proto-Malayic (mA-)hasin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qasin, from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)qasiN — salty.
asin (Indonesian): salty
Definitions
- salty
Ancestry of “asin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | asin | salty |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | (mA-)hasin | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)qasin | salty |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | (ma-)qasiN | salty |