Where does “tapi” come from?
tapi (Central Melanau) comes from Central Melanau ketapi, from Malay tetapi, from Old Malay tathapi, from Sanskrit तथापि, from Sanskrit तथा, from Sanskrit यथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HyátʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European yós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
tapi (Central Melanau): Alternative form of ketapi
Definitions
- Alternative form of ketapi
Ancestry of “tapi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Melanau | ketapi | but |
| 2 | Malay | tetapi | but |
| 3 | Old Malay | tathapi | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | तथापि | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | तथा | in that manner |
| 6 | Sanskrit | यथा | in which manner or way, according as, as, like |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HyátʰaH | in which way, as, in which manner |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |