Where does “sepak” come from?
sepak (Malay) comes from Old Javanese sepak — to kick.
sepak (Malay): kick
Definitions
- kick
Ancestry of “sepak”, step by step
sepak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Javanese sepak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | sepak | to kick |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *sapak | — |