Where does “apa” come from?

apa (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian apa — what.

apa (Makasar): what

Definitions

  1. what

Ancestry of “apa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*apa—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianapawhat
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian apa →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *apa →