Where does “kapal” come from?
kapal (Malay) comes from Tamil கப்பல் — ship, sailing vessel.
kapal (Malay): ship
Definitions
- ship
Ancestry of “kapal”, step by step
kapal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil கப்பல்
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | கப்பல் | ship, sailing vessel |
via Austronesian *kapal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austronesian | *kapal | — |