Where does “ai mati” come from?

ai mati (Iban) comes from Iban ai, from Proto-Malayic air, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ — water.

ai mati (Iban): boiled water

Definitions

  1. boiled water

Ancestry of “ai mati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ibanaiwater
2Proto-Malayicairwater
3Proto-Malayo-Chamicairwater
4Proto-Malayo-Sumbawanwairwater
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwahiʀwater
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian wahiʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan wair →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Chamic air →
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