A triangular cloth diaper or breechcloth, especially one worn by infants in certain cultures.
From various South Asian languages, possibly related to Sanskrit or Hindi terms for cloth garments. The word has limited documented history but appears in ethnographic descriptions of traditional dress practices.
The gapa represents how practical infant care solutions developed independently across cultures—simple triangular cloth designs solve universal problems without any cultural borrowing needed.
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