Where does “oti” come from?
oti (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian qoti, from Proto-Oceanic qoti, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qəti, from Proto-Austronesian qəCi — finished; complete; to stop; to end.
oti (Maori): finished; completed
Ancestry of “oti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | qoti | to finish; to complete |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | qoti | finished; used up |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qəti | finished; complete; to stop; to end |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | qəCi | finished; complete; to stop; to end |