Where does “hati” come from?

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

hati (Malay): liver; heart

Definitions

  1. liver; heart

Ancestry of “hati”, step by step

hati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayic hati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayichatiliver
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
3Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver

via Austronesian *qatay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*qatay—

Words derived from “hati”

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