Where does “napas” come from?

napas (Amahai) comes from Indonesian napas, from Malay nafas, from Arabic نَفَس — breath.

napas (Amahai): to breathe

Definitions

  1. to breathe

Ancestry of “napas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiannapasbreath; fulvous
2Malaynafasbreath, respiration; Alternative spelling of...
3Arabicنَفَسbreath
Every word from Arabic نَفَس →Every word from Malay nafas →Every word from Indonesian napas →
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