Where does “asin” come from?

asin (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese hasin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qasin, from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)qasiN — salty.

asin (Javanese): salty

Definitions

  1. salty

Ancestry of “asin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesehasinsalty
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)qasinsalty
3Proto-Austronesian(ma-)qasiNsalty
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)qasiN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qasin →Every word from Old Javanese hasin →