Where does “*mate-an” come from?

*mate-an (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Oceanic mate, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (m-)atay, from Proto-Austronesian aCay.

Ancestry of “*mate-an”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicmateto die, to be dead
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(m-)atayto die
3Proto-AustronesianaCay—
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