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.

qate (Proto-Polynesian): liver organ of the body

Definitions

  1. liver organ of the body

Ancestry of “qate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicqateliver organ of the body
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianqatay—
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianqatay—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
5Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver

Words derived from “qate”

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