Where does “atap” come from?

atap (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic hatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatəp — roof.

atap (Iban): roof

Definitions

  1. roof

Ancestry of “atap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayichatəproof
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatəproof
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatəp →Every word from Proto-Malayic hatəp →