Where does “rongoā āraimate” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rongoā āraimate”, step by step

rongoā āraimate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori āraimate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoriāraimate
2Maorimatedead; death; disease
3Proto-Polynesianmatedeath
4Proto-Oceanicmateto die, to be dead
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(m-)atayto die
6Proto-AustronesianaCay

via Maori rongoā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorirongoā
Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay