Where does “sakit sa babaye” come from?

sakit sa babaye (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano sa, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

sakit sa babaye (Cebuano): a venereal disease

Definitions

  1. a venereal disease

Ancestry of “sakit sa babaye”, step by step

sakit sa babaye traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano sa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosaof
2Proto-Germanic*sa—
3Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
4Proto-Oceanic*isa—

via Cebuano babaye

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobabayea female; a girl, a lady or a woman; feminine,...
2Proto-Austronesianba-bahiwoman; female
3Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman

via Cebuano sakit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanosakitto be sick; to be ill
2Proto-Philippinesakitsick, painful
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansakitsick, painful
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →