Where does “karita' api” come from?
karita' api (Tausug) comes from Malay kereta api, from Malay Api, from Proto-Malayic api, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.
karita' api (Tausug): train (line of connected cars or carriages)
Definitions
- train (line of connected cars or carriages)
Ancestry of “karita' api”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | kereta api | train; train, a line of connected railway cars or... |
| 2 | Malay | Api | fire oxidation reaction |
| 3 | Proto-Malayic | api | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | hapuy | fire |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | Sapuy | fire |