Where does “paban” come from?

paban (Eastern Cham) comes from Proto-Chamic *papaːn, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan — plank, board.

paban (Eastern Cham): table

Definitions

  1. table

Ancestry of “paban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*papaːn
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*papanplank, board
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan