Where does “epat” come from?

epat (Kelabit) comes from Proto-North Sarawak əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

epat (Kelabit): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “epat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-North Sarawakəpatfour
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
3Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Proto-North Sarawak əpat →