Where does “nasi lemak” come from?

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

nasi lemak (Malay): nasi lemak rice dish

Definitions

  1. nasi lemak rice dish

Ancestry of “nasi lemak”, step by step

nasi lemak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian nasi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiannasicooked rice
2Malaynasicooked rice
3Proto-Malayic*nasi(ʔ)cooked rice
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*asi—

via Indonesian lemak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlemakfat, grease
2Malaylemakgrease; fat; fat; fat, grease
3Proto-Malayic*ləmək—

Words derived from “nasi lemak”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asi →Every word from Proto-Malayic *nasi(ʔ) →Every word from Malay nasi →
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