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Where does “uap” come from?
uap (Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan) comes from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi uab, from Middle Chinese 烏.
Ancestry of “uap”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi
uab
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2
Middle Chinese
烏
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Words derived from “uap”
uap
uap
wap
uap
kuap
uap
wasap
uap
mandi uap
wasapear
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