Where does “apoy” come from?

apoy (Yami) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.

apoy (Yami): fire oxidation reaction

Definitions

  1. fire oxidation reaction

Ancestry of “apoy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhapuyfire
2Proto-AustronesianSapuyfire
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy