Where does “paʔ” come from?
paʔ (Komodo) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.
paʔ (Komodo): four
Ancestry of “paʔ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əpat | four |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | Səpat | four |