Where does “papan” come from?

papan (Indonesian) comes from Malay papan, from Proto-Malayic *papan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan — plank, board.

papan (Indonesian): plank; board; house, dwelling

Definitions

  1. plank; board; house, dwelling

Ancestry of “papan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypapanplank, board; plank; board
2Proto-Malayic*papanplank
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*papanplank, board

Words derived from “papan”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan →
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