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
Ancestry of “masin-midar”, step by step