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

  1. an emphatic particle; also, even so; even

Ancestry of “api”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअपिclose by or to, within, before; adv. further,...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHápinear
3Cebuanohapi

Words derived from “api

Every word from Cebuano hapiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HápiEvery word from Sanskrit अपि