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Where does “lemak” come from?

lemak (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *ləmək.

lemak (Malay): grease; fat; fat; fat, grease

Definitions

  1. grease; fat; fat; fat, grease

Ancestry of “lemak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*ləmək—

Words derived from “lemak”

  • nasi lemak
  • nasi lemak
  • nasi lemak
Every word from Proto-Malayic *ləmək →