Where does “*hatay” come from?

*hatay (Proto-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.

*hatay (Proto-Chamic): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “*hatay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
2Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver

Words derived from “*hatay”

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