Where does “masakit” come from?

masakit (Mansaka) comes from Mansaka sakit, from Proto-Philippine sakit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sakit — sick, painful.

masakit (Mansaka): ill, sick

Definitions

  1. ill, sick

Ancestry of “masakit”, step by step

masakit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mansaka sakit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mansakasakitillness
2Proto-Philippinesakitsick, painful
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansakitsick, painful

via Mansaka ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mansakama—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sakit →Every word from Proto-Philippine sakit →Every word from Mansaka sakit →