Where does “athai” come from?

athai (Rukai) comes from Proto-Rukai *aθay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.

athai (Rukai): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “athai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Rukai*aθayliver
2Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Proto-Rukai *aθay →