Where does “minyak” come from?

minyak (Indonesian) comes from Malay minyak, from Proto-Malayic miñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian məñak — fat; grease; ointment.

minyak (Indonesian): oil

Definitions

  1. oil

Ancestry of “minyak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayminyakoil
2Proto-Malayicmiñakoil, grease
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianməñakfat; grease; ointment

Words derived from “minyak”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian məñak →Every word from Proto-Malayic miñak →Every word from Malay minyak →