Where does “alap” come from?

alap (Mongondow) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *alap, from Proto-Austronesian *alap.

alap (Mongondow): to catch

Definitions

  1. to catch

Ancestry of “alap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*alap—
2Proto-Austronesian*alap—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *alap →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *alap →