Where does “maŋ-apa” come from?

maŋ-apa (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian maŋ-, from Proto-Austronesian maŋ-.

maŋ-apa (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): why

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Ancestry of “maŋ-apa”, step by step

maŋ-apa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian maŋ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmaŋ-inflectional prefix marking actor voice
2Proto-Austronesianmaŋ-—

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian apa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianapawhat

Words derived from “maŋ-apa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian maŋ- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian maŋ- →