Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/(mə-)hasin

This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qasin, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)qasiN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(mə)hasin/

Adjective

*(mə-)hasin

1. salty (tasting of salt)

Descendants

• Ibanic
  • Iban: masin
• Malayan
  • Malay: asin, masin
    • Indonesian: asin