Where does “ati” come from?

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

ati (Makasar): inner self; mind; heart as the seat of emotions

Definitions

  1. inner self; mind; heart as the seat of emotions

Ancestry of “ati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhatiliver; heart
2Proto-Malayichatiliver
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
4Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver

Words derived from “ati”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay →Every word from Proto-Malayic hati →