Where does “sakit gigi” come from?

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

sakit gigi (Malay): toothache

Definitions

  1. toothache

Ancestry of “sakit gigi”, step by step

sakit gigi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay sakit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysakitill, painful, sick; ill; sick; hurt
2Proto-Austronesian*sakit—

via Malay gigi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygigitooth; gear; cog
2Proto-Malayicgigi—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *sakit →Every word from Malay sakit →