Where does “tapi” come from?
tapi (West Makian) comes from Malay tapi, from Malay tetapi, from Old Malay tathapi, from Sanskrit तथापि, from Sanskrit तथा, from Sanskrit यथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HyátʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European yós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
tapi (West Makian): but, however
Definitions
- but, however
Ancestry of “tapi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | tapi | Alternative form of tetapi |
| 2 | Malay | tetapi | but |
| 3 | Old Malay | tathapi | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | तथापि | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | तथा | in that manner |
| 6 | Sanskrit | यथा | in which manner or way, according as, as, like |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HyátʰaH | in which way, as, in which manner |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |