Where does “ate” come from?
ate (Kapampangan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.
ate (Kapampangan): liver
Ancestry of “ate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qatay | liver |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | qaCay | liver |