Where does “a-pait” come from?

a-pait (Tagal Murut) comes from Tagal Murut a-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ma-, from Proto-Austronesian ma-.

a-pait (Tagal Murut): bitter

Definitions

  1. bitter

Ancestry of “a-pait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagal Muruta-used to form adjectives indicating a quality
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianma-Affix forming adjectives and stative verbs
3Proto-Austronesianma-—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ma- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ma- →Every word from Tagal Murut a- →