Where does “atay-itum” come from?

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

atay-itum (Tausug): treachery

Definitions

  1. treachery

Ancestry of “atay-itum”, step by step

atay-itum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tausug atay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausugatayliver
2Proto-Philippine*qatay—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
4Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver

via Latin itum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinitumperfect passive participle of eō; accusative...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqitəmblack
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qatay →