Where does “mapait” come from?

mapait (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central pait, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paqit, from Proto-Austronesian paqiC.

mapait (Bikol Central): bitter, having an acrid taste

Definitions

  1. bitter, having an acrid taste

Ancestry of “mapait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralpait—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaqitbitterness
3Proto-AustronesianpaqiC—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paqiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paqit →Every word from Bikol Central pait →