Where does “inapoy” come from?
inapoy (Ilocano) comes from Ilocano apoy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.
inapoy (Ilocano): cooked rice
Definitions
- cooked rice
Ancestry of “inapoy”, step by step
inapoy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ilocano apoy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilocano | apoy | fire |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | hapuy | fire |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | Sapuy | fire |
via Ilocano in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilocano | in | — |