Where does “sakit kepala” come from?

sakit kepala (Malay) comes from Malay kepala, from Sanskrit कपाल, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapā́las, from Proto-Indo-European káp-ōl-, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

sakit kepala (Malay): headache

Definitions

  1. headache

Ancestry of “sakit kepala”, step by step

sakit kepala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay kepala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykepalahead; leader, chief, head
2Sanskritकपालskull, cranium; bowl
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankapā́lasskull
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáp-ōl-head, bowl
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Malay sakit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysakitill, painful, sick; ill; sick; hurt
2Proto-Austronesian*sakit—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káp-ōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kapā́las →