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

  1. bad, evil; naughty, undisciplined; malicious

Ancestry of “jahat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayjahatbad, evil; naughty, undisciplined; malicious
2Proto-Malayicjahatbad, evil
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzaqatbad, evil; ugly
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaqat →Every word from Proto-Malayic jahat →Every word from Malay jahat →