Where does “jahat” come from?
jahat (Indonesian) comes from Malay jahat, from Proto-Malayic jahat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaqat — bad, evil; ugly.
jahat (Indonesian): bad, evil; naughty, undisciplined; malicious
Definitions
- bad, evil; naughty, undisciplined; malicious
Ancestry of “jahat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Malay | jahat | bad, evil; naughty, undisciplined; malicious |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | jahat | bad, evil |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | zaqat | bad, evil; ugly |