Where does “pahit” come from?
pahit (Indonesian) comes from Malay pahit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paqit, from Proto-Austronesian paqiC.
pahit (Indonesian): bitter
Ancestry of “pahit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | pahit | bitter |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | paqit | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | paqiC | — |