Where does “sakit” come from?

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

sakit (Higaonon): torment

Definitions

  1. torment

Ancestry of “sakit”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sakit”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sakit →Every word from Proto-Philippine sakit →
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