Where does “api” come from?

api (Ingrian) comes from Votic api, from Proto-Finnic api — help, aid, assistance.

api (Ingrian): help

Definitions

  1. help

Ancestry of “api”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticapihelp, aid
2Proto-Finnicapihelp, aid, assistance

Words derived from “api

Every word from Proto-Finnic apiEvery word from Votic api