Where does “gigit” come from?
gigit (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic gigit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian gitgit.
gigit (Malay): to bite
Ancestry of “gigit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | gigit | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | gitgit | — |