Etymology Explorer › Hiligaynon

Where does “atop” come from?

atop (Hiligaynon) comes from Proto-Philippine qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatəp — roof.

atop (Hiligaynon): roof; to roof

Definitions

  1. roof; to roof

Ancestry of “atop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippineqatəproof
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatəproof
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatəp →