Where does “mati” come from?

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

mati (Indonesian): dead; turned off; Unable to emit power; flat;...

Definitions

  1. dead; turned off; Unable to emit power; flat;...

Ancestry of “mati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymatidead no longer alive, death, deceased
2Proto-Malayicmatito die
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(m-)atayto die
4Proto-AustronesianaCay

Words derived from “mati

Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay