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
Ancestry of “masin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | maqasin | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)qasin | salty |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | (ma-)qasiN | salty |
Words derived from “masin”