Where does “ate” come from?

ate (Rapa Nui) comes from Proto-Polynesian qate, 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.

ate (Rapa Nui): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “ate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianqateliver organ of the body
2Proto-Oceanicqateliver organ of the body
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianqatay—
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianqatay—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
6Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian qatay →