Where does “*masin” come from?

*masin (Proto-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qasin, from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)qasiN — salty.

Ancestry of “*masin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)qasinsalty
2Proto-Austronesian(ma-)qasiNsalty

Words derived from “*masin

Every word from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)qasiNEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qasin