Where does “mati” come from?

mati (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian aCay.

mati (Proto-Malayic): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “mati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(m-)atayto die
2Proto-AustronesianaCay—

Words derived from “mati”

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