Where does “atekōkiri” come from?

atekōkiri (Maori) comes from Maori ate, from Proto-Polynesian qate, from Proto-Oceanic qate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.

Ancestry of “atekōkiri”, step by step

atekōkiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori ate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriateliver
2Proto-Polynesianqateliver organ of the body
3Proto-Oceanicqateliver organ of the body
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianqatay—
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianqatay—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
7Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver

via Maori kōkiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikōkiri—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian qatay →