Where does “masin” come from?

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

masin (Malay): Alternative form of asin; salty; Nonstandard...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of asin; salty; Nonstandard...

Ancestry of “masin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic(mA-)hasin—
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 Proto-Malayic (mA-)hasin →
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