Where does “ate” come from?

ate (Nias) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.

ate (Nias): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “ate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
2Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay →