Where does “mai” come from?
mai (Kedah Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic mari, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(um-)aʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *(um-)aʀi.
mai (Kedah Malay): Come, present , attend, be; Come here! Here!
Definitions
- Come, present , attend, be; Come here! Here!
Ancestry of “mai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | mari | to come |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *(um-)aʀi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *(um-)aʀi | — |