Where does “api” come from?

api (Sasak) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.

api (Sasak): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “api”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhapuyfire
2Proto-AustronesianSapuyfire
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy →