Where does “اتڤ” come from?
اتڤ (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic hatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatəp — roof.
اتڤ (Malay): roof
Ancestry of “اتڤ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayic | hatəp | roof |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qatəp | roof |