Where does “蘇枋” come from?
蘇枋 (Chinese) comes from Malay sepang, from Proto-Malayic səpaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian səpaŋ.
蘇枋 (Chinese): sappanwood
Ancestry of “蘇枋”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | sepang | sappan |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | səpaŋ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | səpaŋ | — |