Where does “ketibas” come from?

ketibas (Malay) comes from Malay basah, from Proto-Malayic *basah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian basəq, from Proto-Austronesian *baseq.

ketibas (Malay): sweaty armpit

Definitions

  1. sweaty armpit

Ancestry of “ketibas”, step by step

ketibas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay basah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybasahwet
2Proto-Malayic*basahwet of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbasəqwet of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid
4Proto-Austronesian*baseq—

via Malay ketiak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayketiakarmpit; underarm
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *baseq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian basəq →Every word from Proto-Malayic *basah →