Where does “salapan” come from?
salapan (Minangkabau) comes from Old Javanese lapan, from Old Javanese alapan, from Old Javanese alap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *alap, from Proto-Austronesian *alap.
salapan (Minangkabau): eight
Ancestry of “salapan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Javanese | lapan | — |
| 2 | Old Javanese | alapan | — |
| 3 | Old Javanese | alap | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *alap | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | *alap | — |
Words derived from “salapan”