Where does “lapa” come from?

lapa (Sikaiana) comes from English rubber, from English rub, from Middle English rubben, from Saterland Frisian rubben.

lapa (Sikaiana): rubber

Definitions

  1. rubber

Ancestry of “lapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrubberPliable material derived from the sap of the...
2EnglishrubAn act of rubbing; A difficulty or problem; A...
3Middle EnglishrubbenTo rub; to move back and forwards on a surface
4Saterland Frisianrubben—
Every word from Saterland Frisian rubben →Every word from Middle English rubben →Every word from English rub →
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