Where does “apdu” come from?

apdu (Tausug) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapəju, from Proto-Austronesian *qapəjux — gall; gall bladder.

apdu (Tausug): gall; bile

Definitions

  1. gall; bile

Ancestry of “apdu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qapəjugall; gall bladder
2Proto-Austronesian*qapəjuxgall; gall bladder
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qapəjux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qapəju →