Where does “apu” come from?

apu (Uma) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabu, from Proto-Austronesian qabu — ash.

apu (Uma): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “apu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqabuash solid remains of a fire
2Proto-Austronesianqabuash
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qabu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabu →
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