Where does “minyak kasren” come from?

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

minyak kasren (Indonesian): petroleum with low sulfur content

Definitions

  1. petroleum with low sulfur content

Ancestry of “minyak kasren”, step by step

minyak kasren traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian minyak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianminyakoil
2Malayminyakoil
3Proto-Malayicmiñakoil, grease
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianməñakfat; grease; ointment

via Indonesian kadar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiankadarnature (of a being), character
2Malaykadarrate, quantity, ratio
3Arabicقَدْرvalue, worth; quantity, amount, size

via Indonesian rendah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianrendahlow
2Malayrendahlow (height)
3Proto-Mon-Khmer*daap—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian məñak →