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Where does “napas” come from?

napas (Malay) comes from Malay nafas, from Arabic نَفَس — breath.

napas (Malay): breath; fulvous

Definitions

  1. breath; fulvous

Ancestry of “napas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaynafasbreath, respiration; Alternative spelling of...
2Arabicنَفَسbreath
Every word from Arabic نَفَس →