Where does “napas” come from?

napas (Tausug) comes from Malay nafas, from Arabic نَفَس — breath.

napas (Tausug): breath

Definitions

  1. breath

Ancestry of “napas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaynafasbreath, respiration; Alternative spelling of...
2Arabicنَفَسbreath
Every word from Arabic نَفَس →Every word from Malay nafas →