Where does “nyapu” come from?

nyapu (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese sapu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapu — broom.

nyapu (Javanese): to sweep

Definitions

  1. to sweep

Ancestry of “nyapu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesesapubroom
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sapubroom
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapu →Every word from Old Javanese sapu →
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