Where does “ake” come from?

ake (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian qate, from Proto-Oceanic qate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.

ake (Hawaiian): liver; to yearn for, desire

Definitions

  1. liver; to yearn for, desire

Ancestry of “ake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianqateliver organ of the body
2Proto-Oceanicqateliver organ of the body
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianqatay—
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianqatay—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
6Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver

Words derived from “ake”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian qatay →