Where does “capa” come from?

capa (Paiwan) comes from Proto-Austronesian *Capa — to smoke fish or meat for preservation.

capa (Paiwan): to roast; to broil; to bake

Definitions

  1. to roast; to broil; to bake

Ancestry of “capa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*Capato smoke fish or meat for preservation
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *Capa