Where does “lapis” come from?

lapis (Indonesian) comes from Malay lapis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lapis.

lapis (Indonesian): layer, lining; row; stratum

Definitions

  1. layer, lining; row; stratum

Ancestry of “lapis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaylapislayer
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*lapis—

Words derived from “lapis”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lapis →Every word from Malay lapis →
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