Where does “samin” come from?

samin (Tausug) comes from Malay cermin, from Classical Malay cermin, from Proto-Malayic *cər(ə)min.

samin (Tausug): mirror

Definitions

  1. mirror

Ancestry of “samin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycerminmirror
2Classical Malaycermin—
3Proto-Malayic*cər(ə)min—

Words derived from “samin”

Every word from Proto-Malayic *cər(ə)min →Every word from Classical Malay cermin →Every word from Malay cermin →