Where does “tapay” come from?

tapay (Maranao) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tapay, from Proto-Austronesian *tapaJ.

tapay (Maranao): yeast

Definitions

  1. yeast

Ancestry of “tapay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantapayrice wine, yeast, fermented rice
2Proto-Austronesian*tapaJ—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *tapaJ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tapay →