Where does “hơtai” come from?

hơtai (Jarai) comes from Proto-Chamic *hatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.

hơtai (Jarai): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “hơtai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*hatayliver
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
3Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay →Every word from Proto-Chamic *hatay →