Where does “luwalhati” come from?

luwalhati (Tagalog) comes from Malay hati, from Proto-Malayic hati, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.

luwalhati (Tagalog): glory

Definitions

  1. glory

Ancestry of “luwalhati”, step by step

luwalhati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay hati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhatiliver; heart
2Proto-Malayichatiliver
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
4Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver

via Malay luar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayluaroutside; external; foreign
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*luqar

Words derived from “luwalhati

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCayEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatayEvery word from Proto-Malayic hati
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