Where does “lemak” come from?
lemak (Indonesian) comes from Malay lemak, from Proto-Malayic *ləmək.
lemak (Indonesian): fat, grease
Ancestry of “lemak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | lemak | grease; fat; fat; fat, grease |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | *ləmək | — |
Words derived from “lemak”