Where does “katar” come from?

katar (Tetum) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gatəl, from Proto-Austronesian *gaCəl.

katar (Tetum): itch

Definitions

  1. itch

Ancestry of “katar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*gatəlitchy
2Proto-Austronesian*gaCəl
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *gaCəl