Where does “ataya” come from?

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

ataya (Cebuano): damned; damn

Definitions

  1. damned; damn

Ancestry of “ataya”, step by step

ataya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano atay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoataythe liver; fowl cholera; to have of to suffer...
2Austronesian*qatay—
3Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver

via Cebuano a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoa—

Words derived from “ataya”

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