Where does “serapan” come from?

serapan (Indonesian) comes from Malay serap, from Proto-Malayic sərəp, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic sərəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan sərəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian səʀəp.

serapan (Indonesian): absorber: something that absorbs

Definitions

  1. absorber: something that absorbs

Ancestry of “serapan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayserapto absorb
2Proto-Malayicsərəp—
3Proto-Malayo-Chamicsərəp—
4Proto-Malayo-Sumbawansərəp—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansəʀəp—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian səʀəp →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan sərəp →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic sərəp →