Where does “sakau” come from?

sakau (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian putau, from Indonesian putih, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

sakau (Indonesian): under withdrawal symptoms

Definitions

  1. under withdrawal symptoms

Ancestry of “sakau”, step by step

sakau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian putau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianputauheroin
2Indonesianputihwhite
3Malayputihwhite
4Classical Malayputihwhite
5Proto-Malayicputihwhite
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Indonesian sakit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiansakitill; sick; hurt
2Malaysakitill, painful, sick; ill; sick; hurt
3Proto-Austronesian*sakit—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →
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