Where does “minyak masak” come from?

minyak masak (Malay) comes from Malay minyak, from Proto-Malayic miñak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian məñak — fat; grease; ointment.

minyak masak (Malay): cooking oil: plant, animal, or synthetic liquid fat used in frying, baking, and other types of cooking

Definitions

  1. cooking oil: plant, animal, or synthetic liquid fat used in frying, baking, and other types of cooking

Ancestry of “minyak masak”, step by step

minyak masak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay minyak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayminyakoil
2Proto-Malayicmiñakoil, grease
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianməñakfat; grease; ointment

via Malay masak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymasakto cook; cooked; ripe
2Proto-Malayicmasak—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian məñak →Every word from Proto-Malayic miñak →Every word from Malay minyak →