Where does “*saqat” come from?
*saqat (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaqat — bad, evil; ugly.
*saqat (Proto-Oceanic): bad, evil
Definitions
- bad, evil
Ancestry of “*saqat”, step by step
*saqat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaqat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | zaqat | bad, evil; ugly |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saqat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *saqat | — |