Where does “giatay” come from?

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

giatay (Cebuano): damned; Infected with Newcastle disease

Definitions

  1. damned; Infected with Newcastle disease

Ancestry of “giatay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoataythe liver; fowl cholera; to have of to suffer...
2Austronesian*qatay—
3Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Austronesian *qatay →Every word from Cebuano atay →