Where does “higopa” come from?

higopa (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano higop, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hiʀup, from Proto-Austronesian *hiʀup, from Proto-Austronesian *Siʀup — to sip, as soup or rice wine from a bowl.

Ancestry of “higopa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanohigopto sip broth, sauce, gravy or a soup as opposed to beverage
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*hiʀupto sip, as soup or rice wine from a bowl
3Proto-Austronesian*hiʀup—
4Proto-Austronesian*Siʀupto sip, as soup or rice wine from a bowl
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *Siʀup →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *hiʀup →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hiʀup →