Where does “mate pukupuku” come from?

mate pukupuku (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 pukupuku”, step by step

mate pukupuku 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 pukupuku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoripukupuku—
2Maoripukustomach, belly
3Proto-Polynesian*puku—
4Proto-Oceanic*buku—
5Proto-Austronesian*bukuh—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay →