Where does “mate” come from?

mate (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic mate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian aCay.

mate (Fijian): dead; death

Definitions

  1. dead; death

Ancestry of “mate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicmateto die, to be dead
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(m-)atayto die
3Proto-AustronesianaCay—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (m-)atay →Every word from Proto-Oceanic mate →
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