Where does “āraimate” come from?

āraimate (Maori) comes from Maori mate, from Proto-Polynesian mate, from Proto-Oceanic mate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian aCay.

Ancestry of “āraimate”, step by step

āraimate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori mate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorimatedead; death; disease
2Proto-Polynesianmatedeath
3Proto-Oceanicmateto die, to be dead
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(m-)atayto die
5Proto-AustronesianaCay—

via Maori ārai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriārai—

Words derived from “āraimate”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (m-)atay →Every word from Proto-Oceanic mate →