Where does “oti” come from?

oti (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic qoti, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qəti, from Proto-Austronesian qəCi — finished; complete; to stop; to end.

oti (Fijian): to finish

Definitions

  1. to finish

Ancestry of “oti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicqotifinished; used up
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqətifinished; complete; to stop; to end
3Proto-AustronesianqəCifinished; complete; to stop; to end
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qəCi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qəti →Every word from Proto-Oceanic qoti →