Where does “kapait” come from?

kapait (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano pait, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paqit, from Proto-Austronesian paqiC.

kapait (Cebuano): bitterness

Definitions

  1. bitterness

Ancestry of “kapait”, step by step

kapait traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano pait

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanopaithaving a bitter taste; difficult or troubled;...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpaqitbitterness
3Proto-AustronesianpaqiC—

via Cebuano ka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian paqiC →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paqit →Every word from Cebuano pait →