Where does “nipa” come from?

nipa (English) comes from Cocopa ɲipa, from Proto-Great Andamanese *ɲipə — sandfly.

nipa (English): A palm tree of the species "Nypa fruticans"; A...

Definitions

  1. A palm tree of the species "Nypa fruticans"; A...

Ancestry of “nipa”, step by step

nipa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cocopa ɲipa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cocopaɲipa—
2Proto-Great Andamanese*ɲipəsandfly

via Malay nipah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaynipah—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*nipaqa palm species, swamp palm, nipa palm
Every word from Proto-Great Andamanese *ɲipə →Every word from Cocopa ɲipa →