Where does “pesakit” come from?

pesakit (Malay) comes from Malay sakit, from Proto-Austronesian *sakit.

pesakit (Malay): patient: a person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person

Definitions

  1. patient: a person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person

Ancestry of “pesakit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysakitill, painful, sick; ill; sick; hurt
2Proto-Austronesian*sakit—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *sakit →Every word from Malay sakit →