Where does “ati” come from?

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

ati (Javanese): liver; heart

Definitions

  1. liver; heart

Ancestry of “ati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesehatiliver; heart
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
3Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay →Every word from Old Javanese hati →