Where does “hukuman mati” come from?

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

hukuman mati (Malay): capital punishment (punishment by death)

Definitions

  1. capital punishment (punishment by death)

Ancestry of “hukuman mati”, step by step

hukuman mati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay mati

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

via Malay hukuman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayhukuman—
2Classical Malayhukumanpunishment
3Arabicحُكْم—
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