Where does “fat” come from?
fat (Buli (Indonesia)) comes from Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.
fat (Buli (Indonesia)): four
Ancestry of “fat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih | pat | — |
| 2 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | pat | four |
| 3 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | pat | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əpat | four |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | Səpat | four |