Where does “zahata” come from?

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

zahata (Uneapa): bad

Definitions

  1. bad

Ancestry of “zahata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*saqatbad, evil
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzaqatbad, evil; ugly
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaqat →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *saqat →