Where does “mari” come from?

mari (Bikol Central) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(um-)aʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *(um-)aʀi.

Ancestry of “mari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*(um-)aʀito come to move from further away to nearer to
2Proto-Austronesian*(um-)aʀi—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *(um-)aʀi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(um-)aʀi →
mari — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer