Where does “sapu” come from?

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

sapu (Javanese): broom

Definitions

  1. broom

Ancestry of “sapu”, step by step

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