Where does “hati” come from?

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

hati (Old Javanese): liver; heart

Definitions

  1. liver; heart

Ancestry of “hati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
2Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver

Words derived from “hati”

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