Where does “tapak” come from?

tapak (Indonesian) comes from Malay tapak, from Proto-Malayic *tapak, from Proto-Austronesian *tapaq.

tapak (Indonesian): sole: the bottom or plantar surface of the foot

Definitions

  1. sole: the bottom or plantar surface of the foot

Ancestry of “tapak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytapakfootprint; mark left by a foot
2Proto-Malayic*tapak
3Proto-Austronesian*tapaq

Words derived from “tapak

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *tapaq