Where does “uap” come from?
uap (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Chamic uap, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan uap, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi uab, from Middle Chinese 烏.
Ancestry of “uap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Chamic | uap | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan | uap | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi | uab | — |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 烏 | — |