Where does “minyak kasti” come from?

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

minyak kasti (Indonesian): petroleum with high sulfur content

Definitions

  1. petroleum with high sulfur content

Ancestry of “minyak kasti”, step by step

minyak kasti 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 tinggi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiantinggihigh, tall
2Malaytinggihigh
3Sanskritतुङ्गprominent, erect, lofty, high; an elevation,...
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