Where does “mate pūkahu kakā” come from?

mate pūkahu kakā (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 “mate pūkahu kakā”, step by step

mate pūkahu kakā traces back through 3 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 kakā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikakā—
2Proto-Polynesiankakaha—

via Maori pūkahu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoripūkahu—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (m-)atay →Every word from Proto-Oceanic mate →