Where does “berhati” come from?

berhati (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian hati, from Malay hati, from Proto-Malayic hati, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.

berhati (Indonesian): hearty

Definitions

  1. hearty

Ancestry of “berhati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianhatiliver; heart
2Malayhatiliver; heart
3Proto-Malayichatiliver
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
5Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay →Every word from Proto-Malayic hati →