Where does “atay” come from?

atay (Maguindanao) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.

atay (Maguindanao): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “atay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
2Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay →