Where does “palapa” come from?

palapa (Indonesian) comes from Old Javanese pālapa, from Old Javanese alap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *alap, from Proto-Austronesian *alap.

palapa (Indonesian): bitter fruit

Definitions

  1. bitter fruit

Ancestry of “palapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesepālapaappeal
2Old Javanesealapto take
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*alap—
4Proto-Austronesian*alap—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *alap →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *alap →Every word from Old Javanese alap →