Where does “masin” come from?

masin (Tetum) comes from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian maqasin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qasin, from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)qasiN — salty.

masin (Tetum): salt

Definitions

  1. salt

Ancestry of “masin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianmaqasin—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)qasinsalty
3Proto-Austronesian(ma-)qasiNsalty

Words derived from “masin”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)qasiN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qasin →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian maqasin →