Where does “saki” come from?

saki (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Malay sakit, from Proto-Austronesian *sakit.

saki (North Moluccan Malay): to pain

Definitions

  1. to pain

Ancestry of “saki”, step by step

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