Where does “api” come from?

api (Buginese) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.

api (Buginese): fire oxidation reaction

Definitions

  1. fire oxidation reaction

Ancestry of “api”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesiapi—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhapuyfire
3Proto-AustronesianSapuyfire
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi api →