Where does “serap” come from?

serap (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic sərəp, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic sərəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan sərəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian səʀəp.

serap (Malay): to absorb

Definitions

  1. to absorb

Ancestry of “serap”, step by step

serap traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayic sərəp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicsərəp—
2Proto-Malayo-Chamicsərəp—
3Proto-Malayo-Sumbawansərəp—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansəʀəp—

via Arabic شَرَاب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَرَابwine, beverage; beverage; a drink, beverage,...
2Arabicشَرِبَto drink

via Ottoman Turkish سراب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishسرابmirage, an optical phenomenon giving the illusion of a body of water
2Arabicسَرَاب—

Words derived from “serap”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian səʀəp →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan sərəp →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic sərəp →