Where does “sa” come from?

sa (Futuna-Aniwa) comes from Proto-Polynesian *saqa, from Proto-Oceanic *saqat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaqat — bad, evil; ugly.

sa (Futuna-Aniwa): bad

Definitions

  1. bad

Ancestry of “sa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*saqa—
2Proto-Oceanic*saqatbad, evil
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzaqatbad, evil; ugly
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaqat →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *saqat →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *saqa →