Where does “gatai” come from?

gatai (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gatəl, from Proto-Austronesian *gaCəl.

gatai (Malay): itchy

Definitions

  1. itchy

Ancestry of “gatai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*gatəlitchy
2Proto-Austronesian*gaCəl—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *gaCəl →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gatəl →