Where does “*ate” come from?

*ate (Proto-South Sulawesi) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.

Ancestry of “*ate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
2Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver

Words derived from “*ate”

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