Where does “fasih” come from?

fasih (Indonesian) comes from Malay fasih, from Malay lidah, from Proto-Malayic *dilah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dilaq, from Proto-Austronesian dilaq, from Proto-Austroasiatic *dilaq.

fasih (Indonesian): Fluent; being able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently

Definitions

  1. Fluent; being able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently

Ancestry of “fasih”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayfasihfluent
2Malaylidahtongue organ
3Proto-Malayic*dilah—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandilaqtongue
5Proto-Austronesiandilaq—
6Proto-Austroasiatic*dilaq—

Words derived from “fasih”

Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *dilaq →Every word from Proto-Austronesian dilaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dilaq →