Where does “mati” come from?
mati (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic mati, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian aCay.
mati (Malay): dead , death, deceased; to die , pass away; dead
Definitions
- dead , death, deceased; to die , pass away; dead
Ancestry of “mati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | mati | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (m-)atay | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | aCay | — |
Words derived from “mati”