Where does “qatay” come from?

qatay (Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.

Ancestry of “qatay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianqatay—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
3Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver

Words derived from “qatay”

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