Where does “sapan” come from?
sapan (English) comes from Malay sepang, from Proto-Malayic səpaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian səpaŋ.
sapan (English): A wood producing a red dye, usually species...
Definitions
- A wood producing a red dye, usually species...
Ancestry of “sapan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | sepang | sappan |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | səpaŋ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | səpaŋ | — |