Where does “سومڤيت” come from?
سومڤيت (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic sumpit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sumpit, from Proto-Austronesian sumpit — blowgun, blowpipe.
سومڤيت (Malay): blowpipe; chopstick
Ancestry of “سومڤيت”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | sumpit | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | sumpit | blowgun, blowpipe |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | sumpit | blowgun, blowpipe |