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