Where does “atay-puti'” come from?

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

atay-puti' (Tausug): sincerity

Definitions

  1. sincerity

Ancestry of “atay-puti'”, step by step

atay-puti' traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tausug atay

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

via Tausug puti'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausugputi'white color/colour
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianputiqwhite
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qatay →