Where does “hatai” come from?

hatai (Western Cham) comes from Proto-Chamic *hatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay, from Proto-Austronesian qaCay — liver.

hatai (Western Cham): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “hatai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*hatayliver
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatayliver
3Proto-AustronesianqaCayliver
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatay →Every word from Proto-Chamic *hatay →
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