Where does “sapat” come from?

sapat (Tausug) comes from Malay cepat, from Classical Malay cepat.

sapat (Tausug): quickness, swiftness, rapidity, haste

Definitions

  1. quickness, swiftness, rapidity, haste

Ancestry of “sapat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycepatquick, fast, rapid, apace, prompt
2Classical Malaycepat—
Every word from Classical Malay cepat →
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