Where does “nasi campur” come from?

nasi campur (Malay) comes from Malay nasi, from Proto-Malayic *nasi(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asi.

nasi campur (Malay): economy rice, rice with side dishes added such as meat and vegetables

Definitions

  1. economy rice, rice with side dishes added such as meat and vegetables

Ancestry of “nasi campur”, step by step

nasi campur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay nasi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaynasicooked rice
2Proto-Malayic*nasi(ʔ)cooked rice
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*asi—

via Malay campur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycampurto mix; to add; plus
2Classical Malayچمڤور—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asi →Every word from Proto-Malayic *nasi(ʔ) →Every word from Malay nasi →