Where does “maasap” come from?

maasap (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog asap, from Malay asap, from Proto-Malayic asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic (h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan (h)asəp, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi (h)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (q)asəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qasəb.

maasap (Tagalog): smoky; full of smoke

Definitions

  1. smoky; full of smoke

Ancestry of “maasap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogasapsmoke; fume; irritation in the eye caused by...
2Malayasapsmoke
3Proto-Malayicasəp—
4Proto-Malayo-Chamic(h)asəp—
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan(h)asəp—
6Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi(h)asəp—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(q)asəp—
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqasəb—
9Proto-Austronesianqasəb—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qasəb →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qasəb →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (q)asəp →