The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*sapit clamp, pinch together

PWMP sapit clamp, pinch together

WMP
Murut (Timugon) sapit clip, as for the hair
Old Javanese s<in>apit to clasp, clench, pinch, hold tight
Javanese ñapit to pick up with tongs, as a glowing coal
sapit tongs, pincers