Where does “atin-kena” come from?

atin-kena (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy aty, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.

atin-kena (Malagasy): the liver of livestock used as food

Definitions

  1. the liver of livestock used as food

Ancestry of “atin-kena”, step by step

atin-kena traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy aty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyatyliver; the inside of something; the contents of...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
3Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver

via Malagasy hena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyhenameat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay →Every word from Malagasy aty →