Where does “tapayan” come from?

tapayan (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog tapay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tapay, from Proto-Austronesian *tapaJ.

tapayan (Tagalog): large earthenware jar

Definitions

  1. large earthenware jar

Ancestry of “tapayan”, step by step

tapayan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog tapay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtapaydough
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantapayrice wine, yeast, fermented rice
3Proto-Austronesian*tapaJ—

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapay-an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tapay-an—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *tapaJ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tapay →Every word from Tagalog tapay →