Where does “masakit” come from?

masakit (Aklanon) comes from Aklanon sakit, from Proto-Philippine sakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sakit — sick, painful.

masakit (Aklanon): ill

Definitions

  1. ill

Ancestry of “masakit”, step by step

masakit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aklanon sakit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aklanonsakitillness
2Proto-Philippinesakitsick, painful
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansakitsick, painful

via Aklanon ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aklanonma—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sakit →Every word from Proto-Philippine sakit →Every word from Aklanon sakit →