Where does “*saqa” come from?

*saqa (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *saqat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaqat — bad, evil; ugly.

Ancestry of “*saqa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*saqatbad, evil
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzaqatbad, evil; ugly

Words derived from “*saqa”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaqat →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *saqat →