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Where does “apoy” come from?

apoy (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.

apoy (Tagalog): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “apoy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhapuyfire
2Proto-AustronesianSapuyfire

Words derived from “apoy”

  • maapoy
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