Where does “Attala County” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Attala County”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAtala—
2Cebuanoatayadamned; damn
3Cebuanoataythe liver; fowl cholera; to have of to suffer...
4Austronesian*qatay—
5Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Austronesian *qatay →Every word from Cebuano atay →