Where does “kuap” come from?

kuap (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic uap, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic uap, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan uap, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi uab, from Middle Chinese 烏.

kuap (Malay): to yawn

Definitions

  1. to yawn

Ancestry of “kuap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicuap—
2Proto-Malayo-Chamicuap—
3Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanuap—
4Proto-Sunda-Sulawesiuab—
5Middle Chinese烏—
Every word from Middle Chinese 烏 →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi uab →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan uap →