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Where does “miñak” come from?

miñak (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian məñak — fat; grease; ointment.

miñak (Proto-Malayic): oil, grease

Definitions

  1. oil, grease

Ancestry of “miñak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianməñakfat; grease; ointment

Words derived from “miñak”

  • minyak
  • minyak
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