Where does “api” come from?

api (Brunei Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.

api (Brunei Malay): fire oxidation reaction

Definitions

  1. fire oxidation reaction

Ancestry of “api”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicapifire
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhapuyfire
3Proto-AustronesianSapuyfire
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy →