Where does “*alap” come from?

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

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 →