Where does “papeuën” come from?

papeuën (Acehnese) comes from Proto-Chamic *papaːn, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan — plank, board.

papeuën (Acehnese): board; plank

Definitions

  1. board; plank

Ancestry of “papeuën”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*papaːn
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*papanplank, board
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan