Where does “tapai” come from?

tapai (Indonesian) comes from Malay tapai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tapay, from Proto-Austronesian *tapaJ.

tapai (Indonesian): fermentation

Definitions

  1. fermentation

Ancestry of “tapai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytapaitapai: a traditional Asian food made from fermented carbohydrate, such as rice or cassava
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantapayrice wine, yeast, fermented rice
3Proto-Austronesian*tapaJ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *tapaJ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tapay →Every word from Malay tapai →