English
sumpit
Sumpit comes from Malay sumpit ‘blowpipe’, and goes back to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit.
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*sumpit‘blowgun, blowpipe (weapon)’reconstructed
- Proto-Malayicprehistoric (reconstructed)*sumpitreconstructed
- Malaymodernsumpit‘blowpipe’
- Englishtodaysumpit
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*sumpit‘blowgun, blowpipe (weapon)’reconstructed
- Proto-Malayicprehistoric (reconstructed)*sumpitreconstructed
- Malaymodernsumpit‘blowpipe’
- Englishtodaysumpit
Every English word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit
Today it means
noun The poison dart used in the sumpitan, or Malay blowpipe.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpit / sumpit