Where does “Atala” come from?
Atala (English) comes from Cebuano ataya, from Cebuano atay, from Austronesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.
Ancestry of “Atala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cebuano | ataya | damned; damn |
| 2 | Cebuano | atay | the liver; fowl cholera; to have of to suffer... |
| 3 | Austronesian | *qatay | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | qaCay | liver |