Where does “ateh” come from?

ateh (Minangkabau) comes from Proto-Malayic atas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian atas, from Proto-Austronesian aCas, from Proto-Italic akos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

ateh (Minangkabau): on; above

Definitions

  1. on; above

Ancestry of “ateh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicatason; above
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianatashigh up, above
3Proto-AustronesianaCashigh; above
4Proto-Italicakos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱostip, bristle; ear/blade of grain, awn, chaff
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱos →Every word from Proto-Italic akos →