Where does “atas” come from?

atas (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic atas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian atas, from Proto-Austronesian aCas, from Proto-Italic akos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

atas (Iban): on; above; over

Definitions

  1. on; above; over

Ancestry of “atas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicatason; above
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianatashigh up, above
3Proto-AustronesianaCashigh; above
4Proto-Italicakos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱostip, bristle; ear/blade of grain, awn, chaff
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱos →Every word from Proto-Italic akos →