Where does “sap” come from?

sap (Tausug) comes from Malay cap, from Hindi छाप, from Hindi छापना, from Proto-Indo-Aryan chapp-.

sap (Tausug): seal; stamp

Definitions

  1. seal; stamp

Ancestry of “sap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycapseal; stamp
2Hindiछापstamp, marking, impression; stamp; mould
3Hindiछापनाto print
4Proto-Indo-Aryanchapp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan chapp-Every word from Hindi छापनाEvery word from Hindi छाप
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