Where does “malasakit” come from?

malasakit (Kapampangan) comes from Kapampangan sakit, from Proto-Austronesian *sakit.

malasakit (Kapampangan): solicitude; concern; genuine interest

Definitions

  1. solicitude; concern; genuine interest

Ancestry of “malasakit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kapampangansakitdisease; sickness; illness; ailment; tough; difficult
2Proto-Austronesian*sakit—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *sakit →Every word from Kapampangan sakit →