Where does “kelabu asap” come from?
kelabu asap (Malay) comes from Indonesian asap, from Malay asap, from Proto-Malayic asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic (h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan (h)asəp, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi (h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (q)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qasəb.
kelabu asap (Malay): smoke; graying
Definitions
- smoke; graying
Ancestry of “kelabu asap”, step by step
kelabu asap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian asap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | asap | smoke |
| 2 | Malay | asap | smoke |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | asəp | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | (h)asəp | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | (h)asəp | — |
| 6 | Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi | (h)asəp | — |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (q)asəp | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qasəb | — |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | qasəb | — |
via Malay kelabu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kelabu | grey |
| 2 | Malay | ke- | -th; group; having characteristics of |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | *(i)ka- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *ika- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | Sika- | — |
| 6 | Finnish | Sika | Pig the twelfth animal in the 12-year cycle in Chinese zodiac |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | cika | pig |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | tigā | she-goat |