Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/qaCay

This Proto-Austronesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Austronesian

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Etymology

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Compare Proto-Tai *cɤɰᴬ (heart; breath), whence Thai ใจ (jai).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔat͡saj/, /qat͡saj/

Noun

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*qaCay

  1. liver (organ of the body)

Descendants

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  • Formosan (geographic)
    • Amis: 'atay
    • Bunun: hataz
    • Rukai: athai
    • Saaroa: 'aci'i
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *qatay
    • East Barito:
    • North Bornean:
      • Proto-North Sarawak:
    • Proto-Philippine:
    • Sama-Bajaw:
      • West Coast Bajau: atei
    • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *qatay
      • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *qatay
        • Proto-Oceanic: *qate
          • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
            • Fijian: yate, ate
            • Proto-Polynesian: *qate
              • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
                • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
              • Äiwoo: teaate (with prefix te-)
      • Tetum: aten
    • Proto-Bungku-Tolaki:
      • Mori Bawah: ate
    • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
    • Muna-Buton:
    • Old Javanese: hati