Where does “apa” come from?
apa (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian apa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian apa — what.
apa (Proto-Oceanic): what
Ancestry of “apa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | apa | what |
| 2 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | apa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | apa | what |