Where does “matay” come from?

matay (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian aCay.

matay (Cebuano): oh really

Definitions

  1. oh really

Ancestry of “matay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(m-)atayto die
2Proto-AustronesianaCay—

Words derived from “matay”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (m-)atay →