Where does “saleng” come from?

saleng (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Malay salin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salin.

saleng (North Moluccan Malay): to pour

Definitions

  1. to pour

Ancestry of “saleng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalaysalinTo change, to replace
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*salin—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salin →Every word from Malay salin →
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