Where does “(m-)atay” come from?

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

(m-)atay (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “(m-)atay”, step by step

(m-)atay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Austronesian aCay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesianaCay—

via Proto-Austronesian (m-)aCay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian(m-)aCayto die

Words derived from “(m-)atay”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian aCay →