Where does “馬滴” come from?

馬滴 (Chinese) comes from Malay mati, from Proto-Malayic mati, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian aCay.

馬滴 (Chinese): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “馬滴”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymatidead no longer alive, death, deceased
2Proto-Malayicmatito die
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(m-)atayto die
4Proto-AustronesianaCay—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (m-)atay →Every word from Proto-Malayic mati →