Where does “jip” come from?

jip (Indonesian) comes from English Jeep, from English GP, from English general-purpose — for general purposes; all-purpose.

jip (Indonesian): jeep

Definitions

  1. jeep

Ancestry of “jip”, step by step

jip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Jeep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJeepA vehicle suitable for rough terrain
2EnglishGPInitialism of gold piece; Initialism of general...
3Englishgeneral-purposefor general purposes; all-purpose

via Cantonese 葉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cantonese葉—
Every word from English general-purpose →Every word from English GP →Every word from English Jeep →