Where does “bayi lahir mati” come from?

bayi lahir mati (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian mati, from Malay mati, from Proto-Malayic mati, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian aCay.

bayi lahir mati (Indonesian): stillborn: a baby that is born dead

Definitions

  1. stillborn: a baby that is born dead

Ancestry of “bayi lahir mati”, step by step

bayi lahir mati traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian mati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmatidead; turned off; Unable to emit power; flat;...
2Malaymatidead no longer alive, death, deceased
3Proto-Malayicmatito die
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(m-)atayto die
5Proto-AustronesianaCay—

via Indonesian lahir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianlahirto be born; appearance
2Malaylahirto be born; clear, visible; exterior, outward
3Classical Malaylahir—
4Arabicظاهِر—

via Proto-Philippine bayi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippinebayi—
2Ottoman Turkishبایعvendor, seller, a person or company that vends or sells
3Arabicبَائِع—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay →