Where does “sapin” come from?

sapin (Tagalog) comes from Spanish chapín, from Old Spanish chapín, from Old Spanish chapa — plate.

sapin (Tagalog): underlayer; protective underlayer

Definitions

  1. underlayer; protective underlayer

Ancestry of “sapin”, step by step

sapin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish chapín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchapínbow-legged; clog; Guatemalan
2Old Spanishchapín—
3Old Spanishchapaplate

via Proto-Philippine *sapín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*sapín—

Words derived from “sapin”

Every word from Old Spanish chapa →Every word from Old Spanish chapín →Every word from Spanish chapín →