Where does “masakit” come from?

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

masakit (Higaonon): painful

Definitions

  1. painful

Ancestry of “masakit”, step by step

masakit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Higaonon sakit

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

via Higaonon ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Higaononma—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sakit →Every word from Proto-Philippine sakit →Every word from Higaonon sakit →