Where does “asep” come from?

asep (Rejang) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qasəb, from Proto-Austronesian qasəb.

asep (Rejang): smoke visible particles and vapour given off by burning material

Definitions

  1. smoke visible particles and vapour given off by burning material

Ancestry of “asep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqasəb—
2Proto-Austronesianqasəb—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qasəb →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qasəb →