Where does “api” come from?
api (Pali) comes from Sanskrit अपि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hápi, from Cebuano hapi.
api (Pali): an emphatic particle; also, even so; even
Definitions
- an emphatic particle; also, even so; even
Ancestry of “api”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अपि | close by or to, within, before; adv. further,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hápi | near |
| 3 | Cebuano | hapi | — |