Where does “亞答” come from?

亞答 (Chinese) comes from Malay atap, from Proto-Malayic hatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatəp — roof.

亞答 (Chinese): "Nypa fruticans"

Definitions

  1. "Nypa fruticans"

Ancestry of “亞答”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayataproof
2Proto-Malayichatəproof
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatəproof
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatəp →Every word from Proto-Malayic hatəp →Every word from Malay atap →