Where does “ati” come from?

ati (Iban) comes from Proto-Malayic hati, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.

ati (Iban): liver organ of the body

Definitions

  1. liver organ of the body

Ancestry of “ati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayichatiliver
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
3Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver

Words derived from “ati

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCayEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatayEvery word from Proto-Malayic hati
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