Where does “gatal” come from?

gatal (Indonesian) comes from Malay gatal, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gatəl, from Proto-Austronesian *gaCəl.

gatal (Indonesian): itchy

Definitions

  1. itchy

Ancestry of “gatal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygatalitchy
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*gatəlitchy
3Proto-Austronesian*gaCəl
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *gaCəl