Where does “nasi” come from?
nasi (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic *nasi(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asi.
nasi (Malay): cooked rice
Ancestry of “nasi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | *nasi(ʔ) | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *asi | — |
Words derived from “nasi”