Where does “qate” come from?
qate (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic qate, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.
Ancestry of “qate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | qate | — |
| 2 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | qatay | — |
| 3 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | qatay | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qatay | liver |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | qaCay | liver |
Words derived from “qate”