Where does “epaʔ” come from?

epaʔ (Sangir) comes from Proto-Philippine əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

epaʔ (Sangir): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “epaʔ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippineəpatfour
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
3Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Proto-Philippine əpat →