Where does “atay” come from?

atay (Cebuano) comes from Austronesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.

atay (Cebuano): the liver; fowl cholera; to have of to suffer...

Definitions

  1. the liver; fowl cholera; to have of to suffer...

Ancestry of “atay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*qatay—
2Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver

Words derived from “atay”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Austronesian *qatay →