Where does “mai” come from?

mai (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian mai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian maʀi — to come.

mai (Hawaiian): hither, this way, towards the speaker; from;...

Definitions

  1. hither, this way, towards the speaker; from;...

Ancestry of “mai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianmai
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmaʀito come

Words derived from “mai

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian maʀiEvery word from Proto-Polynesian mai