Where does “sapo” come from?

sapo (Maranao) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapu — broom.

sapo (Maranao): to rub

Definitions

  1. to rub

Ancestry of “sapo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sapubroom
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapu