Where does “antap” come from?
antap (Tok Pisin) comes from Javanese ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦥ꧀, from Old Javanese antĕp, from Old Javanese (m)aN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- — inflectional prefix marking actor voice.
antap (Tok Pisin): high; more; on top
Definitions
- high; more; on top
Ancestry of “antap”, step by step
antap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Javanese ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦥ꧀
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦥ꧀ | loyal |
| 2 | Old Javanese | antĕp | hard |
| 3 | Old Javanese | (m)aN- | active verb |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *maN- | inflectional prefix marking actor voice |
via English on top
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | on top | In a dominant position |