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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔat͡saj/, /qat͡saj/

Noun

*qaCay

1. liver (organ of the body)

Descendants

• Tsouic:
  • Southern Tsouic:
    • Saaroa: 'aci'i
• East Formosan:
  • Ami:
    • Amis: 'atay
    • Sakizaya: atay
• Bunun: hataz
• Proto-Rukai: *aθay
  • Rukai: athai
• Puyuma: atay
• Paiwan: 'acay / qacay
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *qatay (see there for further descendants)

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qaCay”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*qaCay”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary