Where does “uap” come from?

uap (Indonesian) comes from Malay wap, from Proto-Malayic uap, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic uap, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan uap, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi uab, from Middle Chinese 烏.

uap (Indonesian): steam

Definitions

  1. steam

Ancestry of “uap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaywapsteam
2Proto-Malayicuap—
3Proto-Malayo-Chamicuap—
4Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanuap—
5Proto-Sunda-Sulawesiuab—
6Middle Chinese烏—

Words derived from “uap”

Every word from Middle Chinese 烏 →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi uab →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan uap →