Where does “apoy” come from?

apoy (Madurese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.

apoy (Madurese): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “apoy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanapuy—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhapuyfire
3Proto-AustronesianSapuyfire
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan apuy →