Where does “nasang” come from?

nasang (Kristang) comes from Malay macam, from Arabic مقام, from Persian مقام, from Arabic مَقَام — place, position, state.

nasang (Kristang): type; kind; sort

Definitions

  1. type; kind; sort

Ancestry of “nasang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymacamlike; type, kind, sort; way
2Arabicمقامplace, spot
3Persianمقامplace, position, dignity, rank, office
4Arabicمَقَامplace, position, state
Every word from Arabic مَقَام →Every word from Persian مقام →Every word from Arabic مقام →