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

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “fat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasihpat—
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianpatfour
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianpat—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
5Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian pat →