Where does “jahat” come from?

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

jahat (Malay): bad, evil; naughty, undisciplined; malicious

Definitions

  1. bad, evil; naughty, undisciplined; malicious

Ancestry of “jahat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicjahatbad, evil
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzaqatbad, evil; ugly

Words derived from “jahat”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaqat →Every word from Proto-Malayic jahat →