Where does “masin-midar” come from?

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

masin-midar (Tetum): sugar

Definitions

  1. sugar

Ancestry of “masin-midar”, step by step

masin-midar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tetum masin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tetummasinsalt
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianmaqasin—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)qasinsalty
4Proto-Austronesian(ma-)qasiNsalty

via Tetum midar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tetummidarsweet
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)qasiN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)qasin →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian maqasin →