Where does “atay” come from?
atay (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.
atay (Tagalog): liver
Ancestry of “atay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *qatay | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qatay | liver |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | qaCay | liver |