Where does “atay” come from?

atay (Tausug) comes from Proto-Philippine *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.

atay (Tausug): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “atay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*qatay—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
3Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver

Words derived from “atay”

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