Where does “masakit” come from?

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

masakit (Tausug): painful

Definitions

  1. painful

Ancestry of “masakit”, step by step

masakit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tausug sakit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausugsakitpain
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansakitsick, painful

via Tausug ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausugma—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sakit →Every word from Tausug sakit →