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

Atala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano ataya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoatayadamned; damn
2Cebuanoataythe liver; fowl cholera; to have of to suffer...
3Austronesian*qatay—
4Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver

via Estonian ädal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianädalaftergrass, aftermath

Words derived from “Atala”

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