Where does “petik” come from?

petik (Indonesian) comes from Malay petik, from Proto-Malayic *pətik, from Proto-Austronesian *pəCik.

petik (Indonesian): to pick, to pluck

Definitions

  1. to pick, to pluck

Ancestry of “petik”, step by step

petik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay petik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypetikto pluck; to pick
2Proto-Malayic*pətik—
3Proto-Austronesian*pəCik—

via Javanese ꦥꦼꦛꦶꦏ꧀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦥꦼꦛꦶꦏ꧀—
2Old Javanesepĕṭik—

Words derived from “petik”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *pəCik →Every word from Proto-Malayic *pətik →Every word from Malay petik →