Where does “papan” come from?

papan (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic *papan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan — plank, board.

papan (Iban): plank

Definitions

  1. plank

Ancestry of “papan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*papanplank
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*papanplank, board
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan
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