Where does “adap” come from?

adap (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic hadəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qadəp — front.

adap (Iban): aspect; situation

Definitions

  1. aspect; situation

Ancestry of “adap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayichadəpfront
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqadəpfront
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qadəpEvery word from Proto-Malayic hadəp