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Where does “(m-)atay” come from?

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

Ancestry of “(m-)atay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesianaCay—

Words derived from “(m-)atay”

  • matay
  • mati
  • mati
  • make
  • mate
  • mati
  • mate
  • mate
  • mate
  • mate
  • mate
  • mate
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