Where does “gunung api” come from?

gunung api (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian api, from Malay Api, from Proto-Malayic api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.

gunung api (Indonesian): volcano

Definitions

  1. volcano

Ancestry of “gunung api”, step by step

gunung api traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian api

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianapifire
2MalayApifire oxidation reaction
3Proto-Malayicapifire
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhapuyfire
5Proto-AustronesianSapuyfire

via Indonesian gunung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiangunungmountain
2Malaygunungmountain
3Proto-Malayicgunuŋ—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiangunuŋ—
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