Where does “tai bassi” come from?

tai bassi (Makasar) comes from Makasar bassi, from Malay besi, from Proto-Malayic bəsi, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic bəsi — iron.

tai bassi (Makasar): rust

Definitions

  1. rust

Ancestry of “tai bassi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarbassiiron
2Malaybesiiron
3Proto-Malayicbəsi—
4Proto-Malayo-Chamicbəsiiron
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic bəsi →Every word from Proto-Malayic bəsi →Every word from Malay besi →