Where does “matay” come from?
matay (Cebuano) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian aCay.
matay (Cebuano): oh really
Ancestry of “matay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (m-)atay | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | aCay | — |
Words derived from “matay”