Where does “berniat jahat” come from?

berniat jahat (Malay) comes from Malay jahat, from Proto-Malayic jahat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaqat — bad, evil; ugly.

berniat jahat (Malay): ill-intentioned, evil-minded, malevolent

Definitions

  1. ill-intentioned, evil-minded, malevolent

Ancestry of “berniat jahat”, step by step

berniat jahat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay jahat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayjahatbad, evil; naughty, undisciplined; malicious
2Proto-Malayicjahatbad, evil
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzaqatbad, evil; ugly

via Malay berniat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayberniatto intend
2Classical Malayberniatto intend

via Indonesian niat jahat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianniat jahat—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaqat →Every word from Proto-Malayic jahat →Every word from Malay jahat →