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Where does “asin” come from?

asin (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic (mA-)hasin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qasin, from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)qasiN — salty.

asin (Malay): salty

Definitions

  1. salty

Ancestry of “asin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic(mA-)hasin—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)qasinsalty
3Proto-Austronesian(ma-)qasiNsalty

Words derived from “asin”

  • asin
  • asin
  • masin
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