Where does “atop” come from?

atop (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Philippine qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatəp — roof.

atop (Bikol Central): roof; thatch

Definitions

  1. roof; thatch

Ancestry of “atop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippineqatəproof
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatəproof

Words derived from “atop”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatəp →Every word from Proto-Philippine qatəp →