Where does “lapa” come from?

lapa (English) comes from Chinese 喇叭, from Mongolian ᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ, from Middle Chinese 螺貝.

lapa (English): An open structure in South Africa, typically a thatched roof supported by wooden poles

Definitions

  1. An open structure in South Africa, typically a thatched roof supported by wooden poles

Ancestry of “lapa”, step by step

lapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 喇叭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese喇叭horn; suona; laba
2Mongolianᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢsea shell; conch; conch trumpet
3Middle Chinese螺貝—

via Sotho lelapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sotholelapa—
Every word from Middle Chinese 螺貝 →Every word from Mongolian ᠯᠠᠪᠠᠢ →Every word from Chinese 喇叭 →
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