west▪ (Huehnergard2011:) Engl apron, map, mop, napery, napkin, nappe, from Lat mappa, originally ‘napkin, cloth’, said by the Roman author Quintilian to be of Pun origin, perh. from Phoen (Pun) *mappē, from protSem *manpay‑ or *manpiy‑ ‘sieve, fine cloth’ (?), cf. Ar ↗nafà.