Where does “pait” come from?
pait (Yami) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian paqit, from Proto-Austronesian paqiC.
pait (Yami): salty
Ancestry of “pait”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | paqit | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | paqiC | — |