Where does “asap” come from?
asap (Jarai) comes from Proto-Malayic asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic (h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan (h)asəp, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi (h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (q)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qasəb, from Proto-Austronesian qasəb.
asap (Jarai): smoke
Ancestry of “asap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayic | asəp | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | (h)asəp | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | (h)asəp | — |
| 4 | Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi | (h)asəp | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (q)asəp | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qasəb | — |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | qasəb | — |