Where does “ipoh” come from?
ipoh (Malay) comes from Malay ipuh, from Proto-Malayic hipuh, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qipuq.
ipoh (Malay): Obsolete spelling of ipuh
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of ipuh
Ancestry of “ipoh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | ipuh | upas |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | hipuh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qipuq | — |