Where does “hate” come from?

hate (Cia-Cia) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.

hate (Cia-Cia): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “hate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
2Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay →