Where does “katay” come from?

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

katay (Tboli): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “katay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*qatay—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
3Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay →Every word from Proto-Philippine *qatay →