Where does “*ʀapi” come from?
*ʀapi (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabiqi, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀabiqi.
Ancestry of “*ʀapi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *ʀabiqi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | *ʀabiqi | — |