Where does “haggut atay” come from?

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

haggut atay (Tausug): calmness

Definitions

  1. calmness

Ancestry of “haggut atay”, step by step

haggut atay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tausug atay

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

via Tausug haggut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tausughaggutcoldness
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qatay →