Where does “jijay” come from?

jijay (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian jijik, from Malay jijik, from Proto-Malayic jiji-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic jiji-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan jiji-ʔ, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi zizi-ʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zizi-q, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zizi — disgusted; revolted.

jijay (Indonesian): disgusting

Definitions

  1. disgusting

Ancestry of “jijay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianjijikdisgusted
2Malayjijikdisgusting; disgusted
3Proto-Malayicjiji-ʔ—
4Proto-Malayo-Chamicjiji-ʔ—
5Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanjiji-ʔ—
6Proto-Sunda-Sulawesizizi-ʔ—
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzizi-q—
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzizidisgusted; revolted
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zizi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zizi-q →Every word from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi zizi-ʔ →
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